Impertinent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold: impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup.
  • adj. Not pertinent; irrelevant. See Synonyms at irrelevant.
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  • adj. insolent, ill-mannered
  • adj. irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.
  • adj. Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions
  • adj. Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.
  • n. An impertinent person.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; not to the point; irrelevant; inapposite; out of place.
  • Negligent of or inattentive to the matter in hand; careless; frivolous.
  • Contrary to the rules of propriety or good breeding; uncivil: speaking or acting presumptuously or offensively; pragmatical; meddling: as, impertinent behavior; an impertinent boy.
  • Synonyms Impertinent, Officious, saucy, impudent, insolent, rude, unmannerly, pert, bold, Impertinent means forward, intrusive, generally from curiosity, but sometimes with undesired advice, etc.; officious means forward to offer and undertake service where it is neither needed nor desired. A busybody may be either impertinent or officious, or both. See impudence.
  • n. One who interferes in what does not concern him; one who is rude, uncivil, or offensive in behavior; a meddler; an intruder.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  • adj. improperly forward or bold
  • adj. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
    • Equivalent
    spirited    forward    irrelevant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rude    impudent    intrusive    unmannerly    insolent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    insolent    impudent    foolish    presumptuous    ungrateful   
     
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