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impertinently



ADVERB
saucily
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Heliot Emil: The Copenhagen brand is drastically minimalist and impertinently unisex.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2017

When Persie impertinently climbs into the front seat next to him and demands that he call her “Lady Persie,” Spargo orders her to the back.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2011

No one is to speak impertinently or beside the question, superfluously or tediously.

From Slate Jan. 6, 2011

The leap, prefaced by bounding woodwind, juts impertinently upwards, while the chromatic descent, thanks to the addition of an extra note, has mutated into a yielding moan.

From The Guardian Dec. 11, 2010

Orr grumbled impertinently in a voice slurred with fatigue.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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