Definition of impertinent

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Impertinent (a.) Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark..

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Tilly-vally :: Tilly-vally (interj., adv., or a.) A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as trifling or impertinent..
Meddle :: Meddle (v. i.) To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in..
Obtrude :: Obtrude (v. t.) To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company..
Prying :: Prying (a.) Inspecting closely or impertinently.
Puppy :: Puppy (n.) A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
Pry :: Pry (n.) Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
Quibble :: Quibble (v. i.) To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate..
Impertinence :: Impertinence (n.) That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value..
Impertinently :: Impertinently (adv.) In an impertinent manner.
Mousing :: Mousing (a.) Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
Impertinent :: Impertinent (n.) An impertinent person.
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) An impertinent fellow.
Talebearer :: Talebearer (n.) One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic..
Saucy :: Saucy (superl.) Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow..
Saucily :: Saucily (adv.) In a saucy manner; impudently; with impertinent boldness.
Pert :: Pert (a.) Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent..
Impertinent :: Impertinent (a.) Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark..
Talk :: Talk (n.) To prate; to speak impertinently.
Impertinent :: Impertinent (a.) Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.
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