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im·per·ti·nent
/(ˌ)ɪmˈpɚ/
(
a
.)魯莽的,無禮的,粗魯的,不恰當的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Im·per·ti·nent
a.
1.
Not
pertinent
;
not
pertaining
to
the
matter
in
hand
;
having
no
bearing
on
the
subject
;
not
to
the
point
;
irrelevant
;
inapplicable
.
Things
that
are
impertinent
to
us
.
--
Tillotson
.
How
impertinent
that
grief
was
which
served
no
end!
--
Jer
.
Taylor
.
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
.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Im·per·ti·nent
,
n.
An
impertinent
person
. [
R
.]
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
impertinent
adj
1:
characterized
by
a
lightly
pert
and
exuberant
quality
; "
a
certain
irreverent
gaiety
and
ease
of
manner
" [
syn
:
irreverent
,
pert
,
saucy
]
2:
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
,
orthogonal
]
3:
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
" [
syn
:
fresh
,
impudent
,
overbold
,
smart
,
saucy
,
sassy
]
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