impertinent 音标拼音: [ɪmp'ɚtənənt]
a . 鲁莽的,无礼的,粗鲁的,不恰当的
鲁莽的,无礼的,粗鲁的,不恰当的
impertinent adj 1 :
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality ; "
a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner " [
synonym :
{
impertinent }, {
irreverent }, {
pert }, {
saucy }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
extraneous }, {
immaterial }, {
impertinent },
{
orthogonal }]
3 :
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 !"
[
synonym : {
fresh }, {
impertinent }, {
impudent }, {
overbold },
{
smart }, {
saucy }, {
sassy }, {
wise }]
Impertinent \
Im *
per "
ti *
nent \,
a . [
F .,
fr .
L .
impertinens ,
-
entis ;
pref .
im -
not pertinens .
See {
Pertinent }.]
1 .
Not pertinent ;
not pertaining to the matter in hand ;
having no bearing on the subject ;
not to the point ;
irrelevant ;
inapplicable .
[
1913 Webster ]
Things that are impertinent to us . --
Tillotson .
[
1913 Webster ]
How impertinent that grief was which served no end !
--
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Trifing ;
inattentive ;
frivolous .
Syn :
Rude ;
officious ;
intrusive ;
saucy ;
unmannerly ;
meddlesome ;
disrespectful ;
impudent ;
insolent .
Usage : {
Impertinent }, {
Officious }, {
Rude }.
A person is officious who obtrudes his offices or assistance where they are not needed ;
he is impertinent when he intermeddles in things with which he has no concern .
The former shows a lack of tact ,
the latter a lack of breeding ,
or ,
more commonly ,
a spirit of sheer impudence .
A person is rude when he violates the proprieties of social life either from ignorance or wantonness . "
An impertinent man will ask questions for the mere gratification of curiosity ;
a rude man will burst into the room of another ,
or push against his person ,
inviolant of all decorum ;
one who is officious is quite as unfortunate as he is troublesome ;
when he strives to serve ,
he has the misfortune to annoy ."
--
Crabb .
See {
Impudence },
and {
Insolent }.
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1913 Webster ]
Impertinent \
Im *
per "
ti *
nent \,
n .
An impertinent person . [
R .]
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1913 Webster ]
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
impertinent ":
adrift ,
arrogant ,
audacious ,
beside the mark ,
beside the point ,
beside the question ,
biggety ,
bluff ,
bold ,
brash ,
brassy ,
brazen ,
bumptious ,
busy ,
busybody ,
challenging ,
cheeky ,
chutzpadik ,
cocky ,
contemptuous ,
crusty ,
daring ,
defiant ,
defying ,
derisive ,
discourteous ,
disdainful ,
disregardful ,
disrespectful ,
extraneous ,
extrinsic ,
facy ,
flip ,
flippant ,
foreign ,
forward ,
fresh ,
gally ,
gratuitous ,
greatly daring ,
immaterial ,
impolite ,
impudent ,
inadmissible ,
inapplicable ,
inapposite ,
inappropriate ,
incidental ,
inconsequent ,
inquisitive ,
insolent ,
interfering ,
intrusive ,
irrelative ,
irrelevant ,
malapert ,
meddlesome ,
meddling ,
nervy ,
nihil ad rem ,
nonessential ,
nosy ,
not at issue ,
obtrusive ,
off the subject ,
offensive ,
officious ,
out -
of -
the -
way ,
parenthetical ,
pert ,
presumptuous ,
prying ,
pushing ,
pushy ,
regardless of consequences ,
rude ,
sassy ,
saucy ,
self -
appointed ,
smart ,
smart -
alecky ,
smart -
ass ,
snoopy ,
uncalled -
for ,
uncivil ,
unessential ,
wise -
ass IMPERTINENT ,
practice ,
pleading .
What does not appertain ,
or belong to ;
id est ,
qui ad rem non pertinet .
2 .
Evidence of facts which do not belong to the matter in question ,
is impertinent and inadmissible .
In general ,
what is immaterial is impertinent ,
and what is material is ,
in general ,
not impertinent .
1 McC . &
Y .
337 .
See Gresl .
Ev .
Ch .
3 ,
s .
1 ,
p .
229 .
Impertinent matter ,
in a declaration or other pleading is that which does not belong to the subject ;
in such case it is considered as mere surplusage , (
q .
v .)
and is rejected .
Ham .
N .
P .
25 .
Vide 2 Ves .
24 ;
5 Madd .
R .
450 ;
Newl .
Pr .
38 ;
2 Ves .
631 ;
5 Ves .
656 ;
18 Eng .
Com .
Law R .
201 ;
Eden on Inj .
71 .
3 .
There is a difference between matter merely impertinent and that which is scandalous ;
matter may be impertinent ,
without being scandalous ;
but if it is scandalous ,
it must be impertinent .
4 .
In equity a bill cannot ,
according to the general practice ,
be referred for impertinence after the defendant has answered or submitted to answer ,
but it may be referred for scandal at any time ,
and even upon the application of a stranger to the suit .
Coop .
Eq .
Pl .
19 ;
2 Ves .
631 ;
6 Ves .
514 ;
Story ,
Eq .
Pl .
Sec .
270 .
Vide Gresl .
Eq .
Ev .
p .
2 ,
c .
3 ,
s ,
1 ;
1 John .
Ch .
R .
103 ;
1 Paige '
s R .
555 ;
I Edw .
R .
350 ;
11 Price ,
R .
111 ;
5 Paige '
s R .
522 ;
1 Russ . &
My .
28 ;
Bouv .
Inst .
Index ,
h .
t .;
Scandal .
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