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- Dictionaryimpertinent/ɪmˈpəːtɪnənt/
adjective
- 1. not showing proper respect; rude: "an impertinent question" Similar Opposite
- 2. not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant: formal "talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process" Similar Opposite
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IMPERTINENT definition: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you…. Learn more.
The meaning of IMPERTINENT is given to or characterized by insolent rudeness. How to use impertinent in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Impertinent.
Impertinent definition: intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil. See examples of IMPERTINENT used in a sentence.
1. not pertinent; having no connection with a given matter; irrelevant. 2. not showing proper respect or manners; saucy; insolent; impudent. 3. Rare. not suitable to the circumstances; inappropriate.
IMPERTINENT meaning: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you…. Learn more.
If someone's rude without being openly nasty, like a kid in the back row of class quietly heckling his teacher, you can call him impertinent.
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.
adjective. /ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt/ /ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt/ rude and not showing respect for somebody who is older or more important synonym impolite. an impertinent question/child. Would it be impertinent to ask why you're leaving? She found the question highly impertinent. Synonyms rude. Topics Personal qualities c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
Impertinent, from its primary meaning of not pertinent and hence inappropriate or out of place, has come to imply often an unseemly intrusion into what does not concern one, or a presumptuous rudeness toward one entitled to deference or respect: an impertinent interruption, question, manner toward a teacher.
impertinent (formal) not showing respect for someone who is older or more important; discourteous (formal) having bad manners and not showing respect: He didn't wish to appear discourteous. Patterns. rude/sassy/disrespectful/impolite/discourteous to somebody; rude/impolite/impertinent to do something
