impertinent

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
• Syn:
irreverent, pert, saucy
• Similar to:
spirited
• Derivationally related forms:
pertness (for: pert), impertinence
2. improperly forward or bold
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
• Syn:
fresh, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy,
sassy, wise
• Similar to:
forward
• Derivationally related forms:
sass (for: sassy), sauciness (for: saucy), impudence (for: impudent), impertinence, freshness (for: fresh)
3. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
• Syn:
extraneous, immaterial, orthogonal
• Similar to:
irrelevant
• Derivationally related forms:
immateriality (for: immaterial), extraneousness (for: extraneous)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fresh, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise, extraneous, immaterial, orthogonal, irreverent, pert