Impertinent (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!".
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Meaning 2
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner".
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Examples
- She entered the boardroom with an impertinent air about her, not bothered that her age made her junior to all the CEOs around the table.
- He regarded me with a rakish tilt to his chin, and his speech betrayed the nonchalance, tempered, at one level with certain shades of a mischievous or impertinent spirit.
- Her light remark, a spirited insubordination that got everyone laughing and also was an unintended impertinence, had swiftly diminished much of that nervous, under-the-gun atmosphere around the hall.
- Although his brother did have rather an impertinent tone when defending his viewpoint, folks over there seemed altogether uninfluenced or unbiased as far as these controversies were concerned.
- As a professional with a cheeky as well as an impertinent grin always at the ready, she could be capable of holding her own against coworkers several years or sometimes even decades more experienced than herself.
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Meaning 3
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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