impertinent
/im-PUR-tih-nunt/adjectiverude and not showing respect; not pertinent
“The intern's impertinent question was also the best one.”
- Synonyms
- insolent, impudent, cheeky
- Antonyms
- respectful, polite
- Memory hook
- im (not) + pertinent: out of line and off the point.
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