Impertinent
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English
Adjective
Impertinent (comparative more Impertinent, superlative most Impertinent)
- insolent, ill-mannered
- irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
Notes
Although, historically, definition 2 was the original (derived from the French below) usage; meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently general usage has come to, once again, incorporate definition 2. As many older speakers will consider definition 2 incorrect, avoiding the word altogether may be advisable. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Adverbs for Impertinent
grossly; ignorantly; foolishly; senselessly; inanely; unreasonably; disrespectfully; deliberately; crudely; purposely; intentionally; subtly; furtively; openly; flagrantly; defiantly; stupidly; unfortunately; idiotically; preposterously; astoundingly; blithely; outlandishly; crassly; brazenly; blatantly; ostentatiously; rudely; superciliously; saucily; pertly; bumptiously; shamelessly; boisterously; swaggeringly; terribly.
Thesaurus
adrift, arrogant, audacious, beside the mark, beside the point, beside the question, biggety, bluff, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, busy, busybody, challenging, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, discourteous, disdainful, disregardful, disrespectful, extraneous, extrinsic, facy, flip, flippant, foreign, forward, fresh, gally, gratuitous, greatly daring, immaterial, impolite, impudent, inadmissible, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, incidental, inconsequent, inquisitive, insolent, interfering, intrusive, irrelative, irrelevant, malapert, meddlesome, meddling, nervy, nihil ad rem, nonessential, nosy, not at issue, obtrusive, off the subject, offensive, officious, out-of-the-way, parenthetical, pert, presumptuous, prying, pushing, pushy, regardless of consequences, rude, sassy, saucy, self-appointed, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, snoopy, uncalled-for, uncivil, unessential, wise-ass
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/, SAMPA: /Im"p3:.tI.nənt/
- (US) IPA: /ɪmˈpɝʔ.nənt/, SAMPA: /Imp3`?n@nt/
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Translations
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Dutch
Adjective
Impertinent (comparative Impertinenter, superlative Impertinentst)
French
Adjective
Impertinent m. (f. Impertinente, m. plural Impertinents, f. plural Impertinentes)
