impertinent
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It seemed almost impertinent to ask whether they believed a sustainable path for CTG was feasible in this uncertain environment, but the question needed to be asked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Mr. Hillyard has irritated Mr. Trump before with questions that the former president deemed impertinent.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
In the past, words or phrases deemed to have stepped over the line include "impertinent dog", "cad", "blethering", "guttersnipe" and "git".
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
I will not appear to condone the diminishment of any group at the expense of impertinent gestures toward another group for any reason, even when the law of the land appears to require it.’”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
“And he says, ‘Don’t be an impertinent fool, boy.’
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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