Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality.
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Examples for "impertinent "
Examples for "impertinent "
1 I was not impertinent ; and I never refused to obey the rules.
2 The piccolo, in highest treble, inverts the second melody, in impertinent drollery.
3 I should never dare to call him that; it would seem impertinent .
4 There was an anguish in the stifled voice which made sympathy impertinent .
5 I want to ask further questions; and asking questions is very impertinent .
1 These two saucy devils were of course Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa.
2 They were led forth; Ralph looking as saucy and careless as ever.
3 Helena flung a saucy little glance of defiance at the principal intruder.
4 The saucy young Queen and her friends must be taught a lesson.
5 The dignity of Wilkinson could not suffer further saucy retort or question.
1 They were both the new kind of journalist-veryjoyous, irreverent young men.
2 The fashion world was incredulous: McQueen's approach was considered irreverent and anti-fashion.
3 What irreverent children I have brought up.' He reads, then looks up.
4 In short it is idiosyncratic and irreverent : all over the place even.
5 This collection, however, is academically rigorous, accessible and frequently irreverent and lively.
1 There were parts that she would no longer label pert or perky.
2 Her pert little face showed nothing of the anguish in her heart.
3 The queen of talk is pert and spruce, but is not pleased.
4 The sheet had slipped from her shoulders, revealing a pert rounded breast.
5 The pert little mess is spoilt enough as it is, Heaven knows.
6 The imp of mischief under Sammy's pert cap gave him an idea.
7 As for the robins, they were as pert and busy as usual.
8 The queen -the one with the pert chin -spoke first.
9 She who was usually so pert and smiling worked with set lips.
10 His wife is a pert , pretty twenty-seven year old housewife and volunteer.
11 And I like her better so, than to answer pert with pertness.
12 The servant was just a slim, pert , forward hussy, much too flagrant.
13 She pronounced the quiet little painter a pert , little, obtrusive, underbred creature.
14 You're not looking pert , the pair of you, said one of them.
15 That pert young Antyllus was over-ready with his tongue yesterday at Barine's.
16 She'd had a pert upturned nose the last time I'd seen her.
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