Definition of "impertinent" []

• Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold: impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup. (adjective)
• Not pertinent; irrelevant. See Synonyms at irrelevant. (adjective)

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• "Belfield, with great indignation, demanded what he meant by the term impertinent fellow; and Sir Robert yet more insolently repeated 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:"