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noun

Impertinence n.

The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.

Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility. "We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood."

That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value. "There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools."

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Etymology of 'Impertinence'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the small pika, squeaking on the slide-rock of the high peaks. They knew and loved them all; they found ever-increasing enjoyment in the study of their shy ways and furtive occupations; they observed with delight the droll awkwardness of the moose calves, the impertinence and saucy speech of the jays, the humor of the black bear and the surly arrogance of the grizzly. They knew that superlative cunning of his wickedness, the wolverine; the stealth of the red fox; the ferociousness ...

— The Sky Line of Spruce • Edison Marshall

... in this uncalled for manner. There were plenty of people in the Bishop's service expressly appointed for the purpose of looking into complaints and attending to them. To bring them up to headquarters, to the Bishop himself, was an act of downright impertinence. Very much as if a native should bring his petty quarrels up to the Governor-General. These thoughts passed through the Bishop's mind as he regarded the intruder with a fixed and most unfriendly eye. A few moments of hesitating silence followed, while the Bishop watched ...

— Civilization - Tales of the Orient • Ellen Newbold La Motte

... heard from him about it. I told him he need not write at the time, but I have been afraid he was hurt or annoyed, and thought it an impertinence on ...

— Seen and Unseen • E. Katharine Bates

... springing from his pillow to sit upright in bed, "when I want any of your advice, sir, I will ask for it. Such impertinence!" ...

— Jack at Sea - All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy • George Manville Fenn

... "Really," he said, "this impertinence from my own nephew is something I was by no means prepared for. It is a poor return for ...

— Mark Mason's Victory • Horatio Alger

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