what does impertinent mean?
IMPERTINENT as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- improperly forward or bold
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- don”t be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
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- Meaning
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration
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Usage Example(s)
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
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- Meaning
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
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- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
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