impertinent
adjective /ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt/
/ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt/
- rude and not showing respect for somebody who is older or more important synonym impolite
- an impertinent question/child
- Would it be impertinent to ask why you're leaving?
- She found the question highly impertinent.
Synonyms ruderudeTopics Personal qualitiesc2- cheeky
- insolent
- disrespectful
- impolite
- impertinent
- discourteous
- rude having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings:
- Why are you so rude to your mother?
- It’s rude to speak when you’re eating.
- cheeky (British English, informal) (especially of children) rude in a funny or an annoying way:
- You cheeky monkey!
- a cheeky grin
- insolent (rather formal) very rude, especially to somebody who is older or more important Insolent is used especially to talk about the behaviour of children towards adults.
- disrespectful (rather formal) showing a lack of respect for somebody/something:
- Some people said he had been disrespectful to the president in his last speech.
- impolite (rather formal) not behaving in a pleasant way that follows the rules of society:
- Some people think it is impolite to ask someone’s age.
- impertinent (rather formal) not showing respect for somebody who is older or more important Impertinent is often used by people such as parents and teachers when they are telling children that they are angry with them for being rude: Don’t be impertinent!
- discourteous (formal) having bad manners and not showing respect:
- He didn’t wish to appear discourteous.
- rude/cheeky/disrespectful/impolite/discourteous to somebody
- rude/impolite/impertinent to do something
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- deem something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to something as irrelevant): from Old French, or from late Latin impertinent- ‘not having reference to’, from Latin in- ‘not’ + pertinere ‘pertain’.