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Meanings of impertinent in anglès

Not showing due respect.

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Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality.

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Examples for "irreverent"
Examples for "irreverent"
1
They were both the new kind of journalist-veryjoyous, irreverent young men.
The Time Machine
2
The fashion world was incredulous: McQueen's approach was considered irreverent and anti-fashion.
The new yorker
3
What irreverent children I have brought up.' He reads, then looks up.
Wolf hall
4
In short it is idiosyncratic and irreverent: all over the place even.
The Irish Times
5
This collection, however, is academically rigorous, accessible and frequently irreverent and lively.
The Irish Times
1
There were parts that she would no longer label pert or perky.
Here comes trouble
2
Her pert little face showed nothing of the anguish in her heart.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911
3
The queen of talk is pert and spruce, but is not pleased.
The Irish Times
4
The sheet had slipped from her shoulders, revealing a pert rounded breast.
The Reality Dysfunction
5
The pert little mess is spoilt enough as it is, Heaven knows.
Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances

Not pertinent to the matter under consideration.

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Usage of impertinent in anglès
1
I was not impertinent; and I never refused to obey the rules.
An Unsocial Socialist
2
The piccolo, in highest treble, inverts the second melody, in impertinent drollery.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
3
I should never dare to call him that; it would seem impertinent.
Infelice
4
There was an anguish in the stifled voice which made sympathy impertinent.
Helena
5
I want to ask further questions; and asking questions is very impertinent.
Daisy
6
He looked down at the impertinent young Scottie and had to smile.
The adventures of button
7
All this is mighty fine; but the affair is, nevertheless, very impertinent.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
8
I overheard you speaking in an extremely impertinent manner to some one.
Grandmother Elsie
9
Pray understand that there is nothing intrusive or impertinent in my question.
The Lovels of Arden
10
Froude passed over in contemptuous silence impertinent reflections upon his religious belief.
The Life of Froude
11
She must kiss hands, and bear the flirts of impertinent real quality
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
12
But that is really all government business, and looks impertinent in print.
The Ivory Trail
13
Controlling my feeling of bitterness, I remarked calmly to the impertinent youth:
The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories
14
Not that his inquiries were impertinent; they were chiefly silly, Kate thought.
Laramie Holds the Range
15
And I think it would be very impertinent of her not to.
Ladies Must Live
16
While we were at breakfast the crows were most amusing and impertinent.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Mont...
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Impertinent across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare