impertinently
81impertinent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not showing proper respect. 2) formal not pertinent; irrelevant. DERIVATIVES impertinence noun impertinently adverb …
82smart — ► ADJECTIVE 1) clean, tidy, and stylish. 2) bright and fresh in appearance. 3) (of a place) fashionable and upmarket. 4) informal having a quick intelligence. 5) chiefly N. Amer. impertinently clever or sarcastic. 6) quick; brisk …
83smartly — smart ► ADJECTIVE 1) clean, tidy, and stylish. 2) bright and fresh in appearance. 3) (of a place) fashionable and upmarket. 4) informal having a quick intelligence. 5) chiefly N. Amer. impertinently clever or sarcastic. 6) quick; brisk …
84smartness — smart ► ADJECTIVE 1) clean, tidy, and stylish. 2) bright and fresh in appearance. 3) (of a place) fashionable and upmarket. 4) informal having a quick intelligence. 5) chiefly N. Amer. impertinently clever or sarcastic. 6) quick; brisk …
85puppy, you young — In modern use an expression that would typically be used by an older man of a certain social or professional standing to a younger man who was behaving impertinently. Applied to such young men, ‘puppy’ has been used contemptuously since the… …
86answer — [an′sər, än′sər] n. [ME andsware < OE andswaru < and , against + swerian, SWEAR] 1. something said or written in return to a question, argument, letter, etc. 2. any act in response or retaliation [his answer was a well aimed blow] 3. one… …
87impertinent — [im pʉrt′ n ənt] adj. [OFr < LL impertinens] 1. not pertinent; having no connection with a given matter; irrelevant 2. not showing proper respect or manners; saucy; insolent; impudent 3. Rare not suitable to the circumstances; inappropriate… …
88talk — [tôk] vi. [ME talken (akin to Fris, to chatter), prob. freq. based on OE talian, to reckon, akin to talu,TALE] 1. a) to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse b) to express something in words; make a statement (of, on …
89cheek — n. & v. n. 1 a the side of the face below the eye. b the side wall of the mouth. 2 a impertinent speech. b impertinence; cool confidence (had the cheek to ask for more). 3 sl. either buttock. 4 a either of the side posts of a door etc. b either… …
90impertinent — adj. 1 rude or insolent; lacking proper respect. 2 out of place; absurd. 3 esp. Law irrelevant, intrusive. Derivatives: impertinence n. impertinently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF or LL impertinens (as IN (1), PERTINENT) …
