adj.1 rude or insolent; lacking proper respect.
2 out of place; absurd.
3 esp. Law irrelevant, intrusive.
Derivatives:
impertinence n. impertinently adv.
Etymology: 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.
Derivatives:
impertinence n. impertinently adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF or LL impertinens (as IN-(1), PERTINENT)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012