impertinent im-PUR-tn-uhnt adjective WS #23
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adjective
not showing proper respect; rude or insolent; not relevant or applicable to a particular matter
- The student's impertinent remarks to the teacher resulted in detention after school.
- She found his impertinent questions about her personal life both annoying and inappropriate.
- The judge warned the lawyer that impertinent behavior would not be tolerated in his courtroom.
- His impertinent attitude toward his supervisor eventually cost him his job.
- The reporter's impertinent interruptions during the press conference angered the spokesperson.