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Impertinent

  1. adjective

    characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

    “a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”

    Similar: irreverent, pert, saucy

  2. adjective

    not pertinent to the matter under consideration

    “an issue extraneous to the debate”

    Similar: extraneous, immaterial, orthogonal

  3. adjective

    improperly forward or bold

    “don't be fresh with me”

    Similar: fresh, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy

Word family

impertinently

Words that mean the same

Arrogant

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Word parts

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