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im·per·ti·nent

(ĭm-pûr'tn-ənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold: impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup.
  2. Not pertinent; irrelevant. See synonyms at irrelevant.

[Middle English, irrelevant, from Old French, from Late Latin impertinēns, impertinent- : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin pertinēns, pertinent; see pertinent.]

impertinently im·per'ti·nent·ly adv.

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Definition: bold, disrespectful
Antonyms: kind, mannered, nice, polite, refined, respectful

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Given to insolent rudeness.

pronunciation When griefs are genuine, I find, there is nothing more vacuous, more burdensome, or even more impertinent, than letters of consolation. — Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694-1773), British statesman, man of letters.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - næsvis, fræk, uforskammet, impertinent, irrelevant, sagen uvedkommende

Nederlands (Dutch)
brutaal

Français (French)
adj. - impertinent, insolent, (Jur) non pertinent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unverschämt, unpassend, irrelevant

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγενής, αναιδής, θρασύς, αυθάδης, (νομ.) άσχετος

Italiano (Italian)
impertinente, non pertinente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impertinente

Русский (Russian)
наглый, неуместный, нелепый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impertinente, insolente, descarado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - näsvis, påträngande, irrelevant, malplacerad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
鲁莽的, 粗鲁的, 无礼的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 魯莽的, 粗魯的, 無禮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건방진, 적절하지 않은, 무관계한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生意気な, 無礼な, 適切でない, 不適当な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خارج عن الموضوع, وقح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חצוף, נדחק, לא רלוונטי, אבסורד‬


 
 
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