impertinent

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɪm.ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/
• (America) IPA: /ɪm.ˈpɝ.tɨ.nənt/

Adjective

impertinent

1. insolent, ill-mannered

   • things that are impertinent to us

   • How impertinent that grief was which served no end!

2. irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:cheeky

Translations

• German: unverschämt, impertinent
• Portuguese: impertinente
• Russian: де́рзкий
• Spanish: impertinente, maleducado

Translations

• German: irrelevant, unwichtig
• Russian: неуме́стный

Noun

impertinent (plural impertinents)

1. An impertinent individual.

   • comfortably recessed from curious impertinents

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