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Definition
rude or improperly bold — especially toward someone more respected
- Do you know, Mr. Elijah, that I consider you a little impertinent?Chapters 19-21 -- The Prophet; All Astir; Going Aboard (70% in)
- A nose to the whale would have been impertinent.Chapters 79-81 -- The Prairie; The Nut; The Pequod Meets the Virgin (5% in)
There are no more uses of "impertinent" in Moby Dick.
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