impertinent

📘 Definition & Meaning

Being rude or showing a lack of respect, especially towards someone older or in a position of authority; it can also mean something that is not relevant to the current subject.

🇮🇳 Translations in Indian Languages

✍️ Example Uses in Sentences

• "The teacher found the student's constant interruptions to be quite impertinent and asked him to stay after class."
• "It is considered impertinent to ask someone about their salary during a first meeting."
• "The judge dismissed the lawyer's argument, stating it was impertinent to the case being tried."

🌱 Word Etymology & Origin

From Latin 'impertinent-', meaning 'not belonging'. It combines 'in-' (not) and 'pertinere' (to pertain or belong).

💡 Memory Hook & Fun Fact

Think of the word 'pertain' (to relate to). If a comment doesn't 'pertain' to the rules of good manners, it is impertinent! A person who is impertinent 'forgets their place' in a conversation.