impertinent
Plural: impertinents
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
- improperly forward or bold
- "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"
Adj
- Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
- Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.
Noun
- An impertinent individual.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.
Synonyms
extraneous, fresh, immaterial, impudent, irreverent, orthogonal, overbold, pert, sassy, saucy, smart, wise, nonpertinent
Scrabble Score: 15
impertinent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimpertinent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impertinent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary