01 n. The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
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The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
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Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.“We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood.” — Swift.
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That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.“There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools.” — Watts.