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impertinently

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im·per·ti·nent  (m-pûrtn-nt)
adj.
1. Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold: impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup.
2. Not pertinent; irrelevant. See Synonyms at irrelevant.
[Middle English, irrelevant, from Old French, from Late Latin impertinns, impertinent- : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin pertinns, pertinent; see pertinent.]
im·perti·nent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.impertinently - in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
impudently, pertly, saucily, freshly
Translations
impertinently [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəntlɪ] ADV → impertinentemente
impertinently
adv → unverschämt
impertinently [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəntlɪ] adv → con impertinenza
impertinently [ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəntlɪ] adv → con impertinenza


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Some brought a few land-otter and sea-otter skins to barter, but in very scanty parcels; the greater number came prying about to gratify their curiosity, for they are said to be impertinently inquisitive; while not a few came with no other design than to pilfer; the laws of meum and tuum being but slightly respected among them.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
on the very day of Janetta's Escape, as Sophia was majestically removing the 5th Bank-note from the Drawer to her own purse, she was suddenly most impertinently interrupted in her employment by the entrance of Macdonald himself, in a most abrupt and precipitate Manner.
Love and Friendship by Austen, Jane View in context
inquired a potato-masher, winking at Dorothy somewhat impertinently.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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