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
Recent Examples on the WebHis suggestion not to reply to the pronoun impertinence makes good sense.WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 For her part, Ms. Pinkston likened the treatment Mr. Wright suffered on the job to the impertinence all restaurant servers endure, regardless of race.New York Times, 16 Aug. 2021 But Son seems more deeply affronted by the effortlessness of Justin’s existence than by the impertinence of his manner. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021 Slim glinted dangerously at her granddaughter and swallowed the girl’s impertinence up with a laugh. Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021 Some might see this as youthful impertinence combined with an awkward metaphor. Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 Frank Chapman, the museum’s bird curator and the founding editor of Bird-Lore, the Audubon association magazine, rose from the audience to furiously condemn the pamphlet, its authors and Edge’s impertinence. Melissa Groo, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021 In less hectic times censors would swiftly stamp out such impertinence.The Economist, 30 Jan. 2020 Somehow, Arnautoff’s impertinence was overlooked at the time. Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPERTINENCE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤gross魯莽無禮◇I consider his remark a gross impertinence.我認為他的話粗魯無禮。VERB + IMPERTINENCE➤have無禮◇She had the impertinence to suggest I needed a rest.她居然無禮地提議說我需要休息。PHRASES➤the height of impertinence莽撞無禮之極