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impertinent 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/imˈpərtnənt/,
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Not showing proper respect; rude,
  1. Not showing proper respect; rude
    • - an impertinent question
  2. Not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant
    • - talk of “rhetoric” and “strategy” is impertinent to this process
  1. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
  2. extraneous: 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"
  3. fresh: 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!"
  4. (impertinently) in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
  5. (impertinence) crust: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
  6. (impertinence) inappropriate playfulness
  7. insolent, ill-mannered; irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
  8. (Impertinence) Irrelevancy; the flaw of bearing no reasonable relationship to the issues or proceeding at hand.
  9. (impertinence) lack of proper respect or manners.
  10. (adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.)