| Main Entry: |
impertinent |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
bold, disrespectful |
Synonyms: |
arrogant,
brash, brassy,
brazen, contumelious, discourteous, disgracious, flip*,
forward, fresh, ill-mannered, impolite, impudent,
inappropriate,
incongruous,
inquisitive, insolent, interfering,
intrusive, lippy, meddlesome, meddling,
nosy*, off base,
offensive, out of line, pert,
presumptuous, procacious, prying, rude, sassy*, smart, smart alecky, uncalled-for, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly,
unsuitable
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Antonyms: |
kind, mannered, nice, polite, refined, respectful
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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