Dictionary Entry
impertinent
impertinent is a 11-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3adjective
Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.
- 4noun
An impertinent person.
- 5adjective
improperly forward or bold
"don't be fresh with me"
"impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"
- 6adjective
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
"an issue extraneous to the debate"
"the price was immaterial"
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- 7adjective
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
"a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
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