ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Impertinency

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Impertinency is a noun meaning Irrelevancy; impertinence.

Meaning

Irrelevancy; impertinence.

More Meanings

  1. Absurdity; inappropriateness.
  2. Insolence.

Example Sentences

And the eſpeciall intent of this meeting is, to receive our Biſhops directions for the adminiſtration of the Sacraments and Preaching, as his Articles informe us. Hitherto, if I can but hold me by my text, I hope not to fall into impertinencies.

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Related dictionary entries include impertinence, impertinentness, irrelevency, irrelevancy, impudentness, impudency.

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