impertinent

Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- +‎ pertinent.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪm.ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪm.ˈpɝ.tɨ.nənt/, (rare) /ɪm.ˈpɝt.nənt/

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impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)

1. insolent, ill-mannered.
2. irrelevant, useless.
   • 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious:

     Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness

   • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], OCLC 1203220866:

     How impertinent that grief was which served no end!

   Antonyms: pertinent, relevant

• Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, general usage has come to once again incorporate definition 2, though older speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative.

• See also Thesaurus:cheeky

impertinent (plural impertinents)

1. An impertinent individual.
   • 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life

     comfortably recessed from curious impertinents

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impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative impertinentst)

1. insolent, ill-mannered

Learned borrowing from Late Latin impertinens. Morphologically, from in- +‎ pertinent.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃/

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impertinent (feminine impertinente, masculine plural impertinents, feminine plural impertinentes)

1. insolent, ill-mannered

   Synonyms: insolent, effronté

• insolence

• “impertinent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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impertinent (strong nominative masculine singular impertinenter, comparative impertinenter, superlative am impertinentesten)

1. insolent, ill-mannered

• Impertinenz

• “impertinent” in Duden online
• “impertinent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From French impertinent, from Latin impertinens. Equivalent to in- +‎ pertinent.

impertinent m or n (feminine singular impertinentă, masculine plural impertinenți, feminine and neuter plural impertinente)

1. impertinent