impertinent
Example Sentences
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Eleanor can be so impertinent, yet the audience still has to like her.
From Los Angeles Times
“Miss Lumley, do my eyes deceive me? This is the most impertinent thing I have ever heard of!”
From Literature
It seemed almost impertinent to ask whether they believed a sustainable path for CTG was feasible in this uncertain environment, but the question needed to be asked.
From Los Angeles Times
The TV set is in your house, and you’re sitting six feet away from it, and especially in the wee hours of the night, whatever’s staring back at you can feel eerie, or impertinent.
From New York Times
"All these questions are very impertinent, I know, but if there is still a feeling in your heart for me… you must let me know!"
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
