impertinent
IPA: ɪmpˈɝtʌnʌnt
noun
- An impertinent individual.
adjective
- Insolent, ill-mannered.
- Irrelevant, useless.
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Examples of "impertinent" in Sentences
- It was not my intention to be impertinent.
- The tone was somewhat impertinent I admit.
- Is another impertinent, and apt to brag a little
- It's all too tenuous, speculative, and impertinent.
- He is known for asking nosy and impertinent questions.
- But how malicious and impertinent is this creature to talk to me in such
- On the latest, Mr.A. J. Duffield's, it would be in every sense of the word impertinent in me to offer an opinion here.
- Belfield, with great indignation, demanded what he meant by the term impertinent fellow; and Sir Robert yet more insolently repeated it:
- True; and how much more impertinent is it to give your advice when you can know nothing about the truth, and admit you could not inquire into it.
- Elinor gently remonstrated with him on the meanness and absurdity of such conduct; but he silenced what he termed her impertinent interference in matters which did not concern her.
- The word impertinent has appeared in 12 New York Times articles in the past year, including on May 4 in "Hermès Is Selling Its Stake in Gaultier's Fashion House," by Suzy Menkes and David Jolly:
- Charles Collins is to be married at Christmas. all the friends who once so highly esteemd & loved him, have now but one opinion of his character — that he is equally vain impertinent cold-hearted & selfish.
- How immensely impertinent is the prejudice that forbids so natural a use of money! why should the better half of a man's actions be always under the dominion of some prescriptive slavery; 'Tis hideous to think of.