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• s  characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
• s  not pertinent to the matter under consideration
  mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
• s  improperly forward or bold
  impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup

• That answer is impertinent and has nothing to do with the current conversation.
• Julian's impertinent behavior at the sales counter cost him his job.
• Brazil Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Micheletti's government sent an "impertinent and inadequate" note Monday to the embassy announcing it would seal off the compound.

• irreverent
• pert
• saucy
• extraneous
• immaterial
• orthogonal
• fresh
• impudent
• overbold
• smart
• sassy
• wise

News & Articles

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• Trayvon Martin case: Prosecution's star witness proves to be a challenge
  Impertinent. Mumbling. Offended. Teary-eyed. Rachel Jeantel, star witness for the prosecution in George Zimmerman's murder trial, was all of those, and more, as her testimony Wednesday provided new details into Trayvon Martin’s last moments and infused racially loaded commentary into an already-sensitive trial.
  June 27, 2013 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
• EMMYS: ‘Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes
  Diane Haithman is an AwardsLine contributor. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes on what he’s learned in the business: On giving advice In a way, I always think advice is rather impertinent really, because I’m not aware of knowing anything that anyone else doesn’t. I suppose the only thing I would say to young writers is if you want to do these courses and read these books, just remember that ...
  June 24, 2013 - Deadline Hollywood
• EMMYS: ‘Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes
  Diane Haithman is an AwardsLine contributor. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes on what he’s learned in the business: On giving advice In a way, I always think advice is rather impertinent really, because I’m not aware of knowing anything that anyone else doesn’t. I suppose the only thing I would say to young writers is if you want to do these courses and read these books, just remember that ...
  June 24, 2013 - Deadline Hollywood

Quotes

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• Sarah Polley in FOXNews
  It was really important to honor the tone of the story, which is very still and elegant and full of grace,Polley said. "I also felt it would be really impertinent for me to use this story to prove my chops as a young filmmaker. It is...
• Tony Abbott in NEWS.com.au
  Asked if he was drunk, Mr Abbott said: "That is an impertinent question. I had dinner with the gentlemen you mentioned, there's no doubt we had a couple of bottles of wine, I wasn't keeping count, maybe two."
• Sir Alex Ferguson in Independent
  My old friend [Mourinho],Ferguson said, "I can see him now in his press conference saying 'I have a good record against Manchester'. Some people don't like him because he is impertinent, too sure of himself. Me, I like him a lot. He does...