impertinent
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impertinent
- /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/ US
- /ɪmˈpɝt.nənt/ US, rare
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.
adjective more impertinent · most impertinent
- Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful. “Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
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Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.
Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness
Similar: nonpertinent · Opposite: pertinent, relevant
noun impertinents
- An impertinent individual. Get near fat Mr. Dutton, and behind the screen of his prodigious elbow, you will be comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.
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adj insolent, ill-mannered
| Español | impertinente, maleducado |
|---|---|
| Português | impertinente |
| Deutsch | unverschämt, impertinent |
| Italiano | impertinente, sfacciato |
| Ελληνικά | αγενής agenís |
| Русский | де́рзкий dérzkij, наха́льный naxálʹnyj, на́глый náglyj |
adj irrelevant
| Deutsch | irrelevant, unwichtig |
|---|---|
| Română | impertinent |
| Русский | неуме́стный neuméstnyj, неподходя́щий nepodxodjáščij, неотнося́щийся neotnosjáščijsja |
Talk about this word "impertinent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impertinent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impertinent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impertinent "impertinent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impertinent.Cite this
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title = {impertinent},
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