impertinence
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No one yelled at him for his impertinence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Coach Matt Peet is normally poker-faced but laughed uproariously in the stand at the sheer impertinence and invention.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024
Admirers called them lively topicality and refreshing impertinence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Milch’s characters speak with the rhythms and patterns of people raised on Shakespeare and the King James Bible, a language short on contractions and spiced with a heavy dose of Yankee impertinence.
From Salon ● May 31, 2019
“As if yesterday’s impertinence was not enough! Once again, Miss Lumley, it seems you are in receipt of mail.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing impertinence
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 11, List 4
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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