IMPERTINENTLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

impertinently

adverb

Definition of impertinently

as in disdainfully

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Recent Examples of impertinently Good was in a relationship with a woman, and her partner, who is butch, spoke impertinently to an ICE officer, so there, Good wasn’t your average white mother after all. — M. Gessen, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026

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The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.

— Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Definition of disdainfully

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After rashly stealing a man’s cigarette lighter on the subway, Ingeborg trips while making her getaway, resulting in a tibia fracture that threatens to take her out of commission for months on end.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
No one should approach the AI situation rashly.

— Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

Definition of rashly

Adverb

Individuals who recklessly violate the rules could face as much as 20 years in prison.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Moorhead was was slapped with multiple felony charges — manslaughter recklessly causing the death of another person, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of recklessly

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Spending time with friends or dating partners who treat them poorly or disrespectfully.

— Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Sep. 2026
But the latter appears to be connected to an incident in February, where an employee at one of her Louisville, Kentucky, stores allegedly treated a law enforcement officer disrespectfully.

— Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 15 July 2026

Definition of disrespectfully

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Related On the 10-track set, Santiler, a former 2025 Billboard On the Radar Latin artist, seamlessly navigates from alternative to jazz to electronic, while fearlessly redefining Latin pop music.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
That everyone commits so fearlessly — and with such straight faces — to the Zellners’ berserk world-building is a joy to behold, aided by a terrific jukebox soundtrack and a chaotic, entropic plot that builds and builds to insane levels of carnage.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

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