IMPERTINENT
\ɪmpˈɜːtɪnənt], \ɪmpˈɜːtɪnənt], \ɪ_m_p_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_n_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of IMPERTINENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
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characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
By Princeton University
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not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
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characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Impertinence.
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Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark.
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Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.
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An impertinent person.
By Oddity Software
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Impertinence.
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Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark.
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Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.
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An impertinent person.
By Noah Webster.
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Impertinence.
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Impertinently.
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Offending propriety; impudent.
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Irrelevant.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Of no relation to the matter in hand; not to the point; rude; uncivil, or offensive in behavior; guilty of rude or unbecoming manners or speech.
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Impertinently.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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