impertinence
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tn noun
1.
unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
2.
impertinent quality or action.
3.
something impertinent, as an act or statement.
4.
an impertinent person.
5.
irrelevance, inappropriateness, or absurdity.
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| —n | |
| 1. | disrespectful behaviour or language; rudeness; insolence |
| 2. | an impertinent act, gesture, etc |
| 3. | rare lack of pertinence; irrelevance; inappropriateness |
| impertinency or impertinency | |
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Word Origin & History
impertinence
c.1600, from Fr. impertinence, from impertinent (see impertinent).
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