What does imperence mean?
Imperence means (colloquial, archaic) impertinence.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(colloquial, archaic) impertinence.
'Don't go away, Mary,' said the black-eyed man. 'Let me alone, imperence,' said the young lady.
I don’t want none of your imperence, young man. I’ve seen you before, — you’ve been hanging about here the whole day long!
"Augustus, show this imperence to the door; and if he tries to come in again, call a policeman: do you hear?"
Use imperence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Imperence means (colloquial, archaic) impertinence.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'Don't go away, Mary,' said the black-eyed man. 'Let me alone, imperence,' said the young lady.
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