'Impertinent' definitions:
Definition of 'impertinent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy]
adjective
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" [syn: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal]
adjective
Definition of 'Impertinent'
From: GCIDE
- Impertinent \Im*per"ti*nent\, a. [F., fr. L. impertinens, -entis; pref. im- not + pertinens. See Pertinent.]
- 1. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable. [1913 Webster]
- Things that are impertinent to us. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- How impertinent that grief was which served no end! --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.
- Syn: Rude; officious; intrusive; saucy; unmannerly; meddlesome; disrespectful; impudent; insolent.
- Usage: Impertinent, Officious, Rude. A person is officious who obtrudes his offices or assistance where they are not needed; he is impertinent when he intermeddles in things with which he has no concern. The former shows a lack of tact, the latter a lack of breeding, or, more commonly, a spirit of sheer impudence. A person is rude when he violates the proprieties of social life either from ignorance or wantonness. "An impertinent man will ask questions for the mere gratification of curiosity; a rude man will burst into the room of another, or push against his person, inviolant of all decorum; one who is officious is quite as unfortunate as he is troublesome; when he strives to serve, he has the misfortune to annoy." --Crabb. See Impudence, and Insolent. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Impertinent'
From: GCIDE
- Impertinent \Im*per"ti*nent\, n. An impertinent person. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impertinent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adrift,
- arrogant,
- audacious,
- beside the mark,
- beside the point,
- beside the question,
- biggety,
- bluff,
- bold,
- brash,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- bumptious,
- busy,
- busybody,
- challenging,
- cheeky,
- chutzpadik,
- cocky,
- contemptuous,
- crusty,
- daring,
- defiant,
- defying,
- derisive,
- discourteous,
- disdainful,
- disregardful,
- disrespectful,
- extraneous,
- extrinsic,
- facy,
- flip,
- flippant,
- foreign,
- forward,
- fresh,
- gally,
- gratuitous,
- greatly daring,
- immaterial,
- impolite,
- impudent,
- inadmissible,
- inapplicable,
- inapposite,
- inappropriate,
- incidental,
- inconsequent,
- inquisitive,
- insolent,
- interfering,
- intrusive,
- irrelative,
- irrelevant,
- malapert,
- meddlesome,
- meddling,
- nervy,
- nihil ad rem,
- nonessential,
- nosy,
- not at issue,
- obtrusive,
- off the subject,
- offensive,
- officious,
- out-of-the-way,
- parenthetical,
- pert,
- presumptuous,
- prying,
- pushing,
- pushy,
- regardless of consequences,
- rude,
- sassy,
- saucy,
- self-appointed,
- smart,
- smart-alecky,
- smart-ass,
- snoopy,
- uncalled-for,
- uncivil,
- unessential,
- wise-ass