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Impertinent meaning

  1. Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
  2. Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

Synonyms of Impertinent

saucy wise sassy smart overbold impudent fresh irrelevant orthogonal immaterial extraneous spirited pert irreverent forward

Related words

Other words often associated with Impertinent or its synonyms:

disrespectful adulterating advancing brash firm strong disembodied unreal unsuitable reverent canny stylish

Using Impertinent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful. | Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.
  • Useful related words include: saucy, wise, sassy, smart.
  • In the example corpus, impertinent often appears in combinations such as: and impertinent, the impertinent.

Context around Impertinent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

slovenly 1×

Often after:

requester 1× premised 1× watchdogs 1× investigative 1× drunk 1× message 1×

Sentence patterns with Impertinent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

any such impertinent message 1× become slovenly impertinent drunk and 1× for being impertinent rather than 1× immaterial and impertinent to the 1× impudent and impertinent but not 1× needs the impertinent watchdogs of 1× questioning was impertinent premised on 1× that if impertinent and irrelevant 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however the allegation 1× i cannot however 1× steve allen said 1× sybil also criticises 1× the minister loudly 1× their speechifying and 1×

Common sentence endings:

drunk and dishonest 1× from the truth 1× her social superiors 1× hold it accountable 1× luxury items there 1× not around allen 1×

Words around Impertinent

Just before it in the word index:

impertinence 4 impersonators 24 impersonator 51 impersonations 17 impersonation 100 impersonating 126

Just after it in the word index:

imperturbable 5 imperva 2 impervious 73 imperviousness 2 impetigo 3 impetuosity 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Impertinent

  • In this selection, "impertinent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, slovenly, requester, premised and watchdogs stand out and add context to how "impertinent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include any such impertinent message and become slovenly impertinent drunk and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impertinent" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impertinent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You were not sent with any such impertinent message. (9 words)

Their speechifying and questioning was impertinent, premised on lies, and intended to distract from the truth. (16 words)

If he is too tyrannical, they give notice; if he lacks authority, they become slovenly, impertinent, drunk and dishonest. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

I cannot, however, forbear to comment that if impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, then the time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride. (43 words)

However, the allegation was thrown out and struck from the record by a judge, who declared it was “immaterial and impertinent to the central claim” in the case at the time. (31 words)

Steve Allen said in Funny People that the name made no sense; Groucho might have been impudent and impertinent, but not grouchy—at least not around Allen. (27 words)

Example sentences (10)

However, the allegation was thrown out and struck from the record by a judge, who declared it was “immaterial and impertinent to the central claim” in the case at the time.

The minister loudly refused - in the middle of an open plan office - by applying the epithet to the impertinent requester.

Their speechifying and questioning was impertinent, premised on lies, and intended to distract from the truth.

To function properly, a democracy needs the impertinent watchdogs of the free press to challenge authority and hold it accountable.

Vory can be useful, whether beating up an impertinent investigative journalist here, or smuggling in scarce western luxury items there.

I cannot, however, forbear to comment that if impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, then the time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride.

If he is too tyrannical, they give notice; if he lacks authority, they become slovenly, impertinent, drunk and dishonest.

Steve Allen said in Funny People that the name made no sense; Groucho might have been impudent and impertinent, but not grouchy—at least not around Allen.

Sybil also criticises Eva for appearing proud and putting on airs and graces, and for being "impertinent" rather than being meek and grateful to her social superiors.

You were not sent with any such impertinent message.

Common combinations with impertinent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impertinent" in a sentence?
An example: "However, the allegation was thrown out and struck from the record by a judge, who declared it was “immaterial and impertinent to the central claim” in the case at the time." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "impertinent" from authentic English texts.
What does "impertinent" mean?
Impertinent means: Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
What are synonyms of "impertinent"?
Common synonyms of "impertinent" include: saucy, wise, sassy, smart, overbold, impudent, fresh, irrelevant. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "impertinent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "impertinent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.