Impertinent Definition

ĭm-pûrtn-ənt
adjective
Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold.
Scolded the impertinent child for talking rudely.
American Heritage
Not pertinent or suitable.
Webster's New World
Not showing proper respect or manners; insolent; impudent.
Webster's New World
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noun
An impertinent individual.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Impertinent

  • Middle English irrelevant from Old French from Late Latin impertinēns impertinent- Latin in- not in–1 Latin pertinēns pertinent pertinent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French impertinent

    From Wiktionary

Impertinent Sentence Examples

  • You have to be very impertinent to make such an claim.

  • I hope you will excuse me for doing what is only my duty, although it may appear impertinent.

  • One offers the following suggestion in the hope that it is not impertinent.

  • I think it is mere egotism, or impertinent at this time.

  • I hope they are not so impertinent as to follow us.

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