English
Pronunciation
(US) SAMPA|Imp3`?n@nt
audio|en-us-impertinent.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj-more
#irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
#insolent, ill-mannered
Usage Note: Although historically sense (1) was original (derived from French below), over time meaning switched to sense (2).
However, more recently meaning has swung back to (1). (As people have used the word less, its
latter and somewhat illogical meaning has declined in favour of the earlier and more logical one.) However, many older speakers will consider sense (1) incorrect. Some therefore suggest avoiding the word altogether; the construction "not pertinent" may be used as an alternative.
French
Adjective
impertinent
#irrelevant (opposite of pertinent)
de:impertinent
et:impertinent
fr:impertinent
ko:impertinent
io:impertinent
it:impertinent
ku:impertinent
pl:impertinent
ru:impertinent
te:impertinent
vi:impertinent
zh:impertinent
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