impertinent

Definitions


[ɪmˈpəːtɪnənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not showing proper respect; rude
(e.g: an impertinent question)

- not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant
(e.g: talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in impertinent): from Old French, or from late Latin impertinent- ‘not having reference to’, from Latin in- ‘not’ + pertinere ‘pertain’




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