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impertinent
English
Etymology
From Old French impertinent.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m.?p??.t?.n?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m.?p?.t?.n?nt/
Adjective
impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)
- insolent, ill-mannered.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- How impertinent that grief was which served no end!
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- irrelevant.
- Antonyms: pertinent, relevant
Usage notes
- Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, general usage has come to once again incorporate definition 2, though older speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Translations
Noun
impertinent (plural impertinents)
- An impertinent individual.
- 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life
- comfortably recessed from curious impertinents
- 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative impertinentst)
- insolent, ill-mannered
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.ti.n??/
Adjective
impertinent (feminine singular impertinente, masculine plural impertinents, feminine plural impertinentes)
- insolent, ill-mannered
Further reading
- “impertinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative am impertinentesten)
- insolent, ill-mannered
Declension
Related terms
- Impertinenz
Further reading
- “impertinent” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French impertinent, from Latin impertinens.
Adjective
impertinent m or n (feminine singular impertinent?, masculine plural impertinen?i, feminine and neuter plural impertinente)
- impertinent
Declension
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overbearing
English
Etymology
From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) +? -ing.
Verb
overbearing
- present participle of overbear
Adjective
overbearing (comparative more overbearing, superlative most overbearing)
- Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.
Synonyms
- demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed
- See also Thesaurus:bossy
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Derived terms
- overbearingly
- overbearingness
Translations
Further reading
- overbearing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- overbearing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- overbearing at OneLook Dictionary Search
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