impertinent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Adjective 3 German 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪmˈpɜ:.tɪ.nənt/, SAMPA: /Im"p3:.tI.nənt/
• (US) SAMPA: /Imp3`?n@nt/
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[edit] Adjective

impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)

1. irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
2. insolent, ill-mannered

[edit] Usage notes

Although, historically, sense (1) was the original (derived from the French below) usage; meaning gradually changed to sense (2). More recently general usage has come to, once again, incorporate sense (1). As many older speakers will consider sense (1) incorrect, avoiding the word altogether may be advisable. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative.

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• See also Wikisaurus:cheeky

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

impertinent

1. irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)

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[edit] German

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impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative am impertinentesten)

1. insolent, ill-mannered

[edit] Related terms

• Impertinenz