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Definition of: impertinent
(im·pûr′tə·nənt) adjective
1. Rude; impudent.
2. Irrelevant; not to the point.
3. Not suitable or fitting. See synonyms under IMPUDENT, MEDDLESOME. [<F <L impertinens, -entis <in- not + pertinens. See PERTINENT.]
—im·per′ti·nent·ly adverb
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