adj. 1 rude or insolent; lacking proper respect. 2 out of place; absurd. 3 esp. Law irrelevant, intrusive. impertinence n. impertinently adv.
[ ME f. OF or LL impertinens (as IN-(1), PERTINENT) ]
adj. 1 rude or insolent; lacking proper respect. 2 out of place; absurd. 3 esp. Law irrelevant, intrusive. impertinence n. impertinently adv.
[ ME f. OF or LL impertinens (as IN-(1), PERTINENT) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012