Both Uses of
impertinent
in
David Copperfield
- 'My dear,' said Mr. Micawber, with some heat, 'it may be better for me to state distinctly, at once, that if I were to develop my views to that assembled group, they would possibly be found of an offensive nature: my impression being that your family are, in the aggregate, impertinent Snobs; and, in detail, unmitigated Ruffians.'†
Chpt 52-54
- 'Perhaps,' observed Traddles, 'it was mere purposeless impertinence?'†
Chpt 52-54 *
Definition:
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(impertinent as in: she was impertinent) rude or improperly bold -- especially toward someone more respected