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• Impertinent — Im*per ti*nent, n. An impertinent person. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• impertinent — impertinent, officious, meddlesome, intrusive, obtrusiveare applied to persons and their acts and utterances and mean exceeding or tending to exceed the bounds of propriety regarding the interposition of oneself in another person s affairs.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• impertinent — adjective impertinent remarks Syn: rude, insolent, impolite, ill mannered, bad mannered, uncivil, discourteous, disrespectful; impudent, cheeky, audacious, bold, brazen, brash, presumptuous, forward; tactless, undiplomatic; informal sau …   Thesaurus of popular words

• impertinent — im•per•ti•nent [[t]ɪmˈpɜr tn ənt[/t]] adj. 1) intrusively presumptuous; rude 2) not pertinent; irrelevant: an impertinent detail[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL im•per′ti•nent•ly, adv. im•per′ti•nent•ness, n. syn: impertinent, impudent,… …   From formal English to slang

• impertinent — dreist; unverschämt; vorlaut; dummdreist (umgangssprachlich); unverfroren; schamlos; unterste Schublade (umgangssprachlich); das Letzte (umgangssprachlich); …   Universal-Lexikon

• impudent, impertinent — These words refer to bold, rude, and arrogant acts or speech. Impudent suggests shameless impertinence: an impudent young person, an impudent response to a friendly suggestion. Impertinent has a primary meaning of inappropriate, that is, not… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• sauce-box —  Impertinent person …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• impertinence — /im perr tn euhns/, n. 1. unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence. 2. impertinent quality or action. 3. something impertinent, as an act or statement. 4. an impertinent person. 5. irrelevance, inappropriateness, or absurdity. [1595 1605;… …   Universalium

• snip — I. noun Etymology: from or akin to Dutch & Low German snip; akin to Middle High German snipfen to snap the fingers Date: 1558 1. a. a small piece that is snipped off; also fragment, bit b. a cut or notch made by snipping c. an act or sound of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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