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   im·per·ti·nent

   /imˈpərtnənt/

   adjective

   • 1. not showing proper respect; rude: "an impertinent question" Similar rudeinsolentimpoliteunmannerlyill-manneredbad-mannereduncivildiscourteousdisrespectfulimpudentcheekyaudaciousboldbrazenbrashshamelesspresumptuousforwardperttactlessundiplomaticunsubtlepersonalinformal:brass-neckedfreshflipsaucysassynervyarchaic:malapertcontumeliousrare:mannerlessOpposite polite
   • 2. not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant: formal "talk of “rhetoric” and “strategy” is impertinent to this process" Similar irrelevantinapplicableinappositeinappropriateimmaterialunrelatedunconnectednot germanebeside the pointout of placenothing to do with itneither here nor thereOpposite relevantpertinent

   Word Origin late Middle English (in impertinent (sense 2)): from Old French, or from late Latin impertinent- ‘not having reference to’, from Latin in- ‘not’ + pertinere ‘pertain’.

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   • 1. impertinently adverb

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   impertinent, from its primary meaning of not pertinent and hence inappropriate or out of place, has come to imply an unseemly intrusion into the affairs of others; it may also refer to a presumptuous rudeness toward persons entitled to respect: impertinent questions; an impertinent interruption.

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   Driving was impertinent enough to ask how much they cost, and when we couldn't pin down a manufacturer we took soundings from supercar dealers.

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   impertinenta (accusative singular impertinentan, plural impertinentaj, accusative plural impertinentajn) pert, impudent, insolent, flippant. Categories: Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation. Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation. Rhymes:Esperanto/enta.