impertinent
adjective
[ ɪmˈpəːtɪnənt ]
• not showing proper respect; rude.
• "an impertinent question"
Similar:
rude,
insolent,
impolite,
unmannerly,
ill-mannered,
bad-mannered,
uncivil,
discourteous,
disrespectful,
impudent,
cheeky,
audacious,
bold,
brazen,
brash,
shameless,
presumptuous,
forward,
pert,
tactless,
undiplomatic,
unsubtle,
personal,
brass-necked,
fresh,
flip,
saucy,
sassy,
nervy,
malapert,
contumelious,
mannerless,
• not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.
• "talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process"
Similar:
irrelevant,
inapplicable,
inapposite,
inappropriate,
immaterial,
unrelated,
unconnected,
not germane,
beside the point,
out of place,
nothing to do with it,
neither here nor there,
Origin:
late Middle English (in impertinent (sense 2)): from Old French, or from late Latin impertinent- ‘not having reference to’, from Latin in- ‘not’ + pertinere ‘pertain’.
