impertinence
noun
im·per·ti·nence
(ˌ)im-ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s 
-ˈpərt-nən(t)s
1
: the quality or state of being impertinent: such as
a
2
: an instance of impertinence
Examples of impertinence in a Sentence
a disciplinarian of the old school, he refused to tolerate any impertinence from his children
the impertinence of deliberately ignoring waiting customers while they finished their conversation
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This wasn't the first time one reduced me to spewing curses, just the first time a robot has accused me of impertinence.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The impertinence of the Kodak fiend has become a vast, invisible apparatus of computation that is perpetually grinding data from the grist of our daily affairs, and exploiting such information for all sorts of ends.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The impertinence of the Kodak fiend has become a vast, invisible apparatus of computation that is perpetually grinding data from the grist of our daily affairs, and exploiting such information for all sorts of ends.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Her highly English mix of impertinence, acerbic prose and class obsession turned the then-flailing magazine into a success.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The impertinence of the Kodak fiend has become a vast, invisible apparatus of computation that is perpetually grinding data from the grist of our daily affairs, and exploiting such information for all sorts of ends.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
The impertinence of the Kodak fiend has become a vast, invisible apparatus of computation that is perpetually grinding data from the grist of our daily affairs, and exploiting such information for all sorts of ends.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Her highly English mix of impertinence, acerbic prose and class obsession turned the then-flailing magazine into a success.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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“Impertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impertinence. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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impertinence
noun
im·per·ti·nence
(ˈ)im-ˈpərt-ᵊn-ən(t)s
-ˈpərt-nən(t)s
1
: the quality or state of being impertinent
2
: a rude act or remark
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