Impertinence: alternatives and connections

Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

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Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.

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Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

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Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.

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Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.

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The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness.

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The side of the face below the eye.

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The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow.

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The state of being fresh.

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The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that…

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The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of mod…

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The quality of being unusual or novel.

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The quality or state of being pert.

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The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.

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