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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Impertinence  \Im*per"ti*nence\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  impertinence.  See 
  {Impertinent}.] 
  1.  The  condition  or  quality  of  being  impertnent;  absence  of 
  pertinence,  or  of  adaptedness;  irrelevance;  unfitness. 
 
  2.  Conduct  or  language  unbecoming  the  person,  the  society,  or 
  the  circumstances;  rudeness;  incivility. 
 
  We  should  avoid  the  vexation  and  impertinence  of 
  pedants  who  affect  to  talk  in  a  language  not  to  be 
  understood.  --Swift. 
 
  3.  That  which  is  impertinent;  a  thing  out  of  place  or  of  no 
  value. 
 
  There  are  many  subtile  impertinences  learned  in 
  schools.  --Watts. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  impertinence 
  n  1:  an  impudent  statement  [syn:  {impudence},  {cheek}] 
  2:  the  trait  of  being  rude  and  impertinent;  inclined  to  take 
  liberties  [syn:  {crust},  {gall},  {impudence},  {insolence}, 
  {cheekiness},  {freshness}] 
  3:  inappropriate  playfulness  [syn:  {perkiness},  {pertness},  {sauciness}, 
  {archness}] 

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