impertinentlyadv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpəːtᵻnəntli/,

/ɪmˈpəːtn̩əntli/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpərtn̩əntli/

Forms: see impertinent adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: impertinent adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < impertinent adj. + -ly suffix². Compare slightly earlier pertinently adv.Compare post-classical Latin impertinenter (from 14th cent. in British and continental sources), Middle French, French impertinemment (probably) not to the point (1414), improperly, clumsily (1559), violently, intrusively (1690). With forms in in- compare in- prefix⁴.

1. Without reference or relation to the matter in hand; not to the point; irrelevantly. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adverb] > irrelevantly

impertinentlyc1449

unhanginglyc1449

unpertinentlyc1449

vagrantly1547

unconsequently1565

inappositelya1652

unappositely1680

inconsequentially1754

irrelevantly1818

inconsequently1864

out1989

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 442 It schulde not bicome me..forto so inpertynentli speke.

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Cert. Places Script. ii, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 380 Yet is there nothing so impertinently uttered in all the whole book of the Bible, but may serve to spiritual purpose.

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God iv. 35 A..Maxime..most impertinently applied to the point now in question.

1736 S. Chandler Hist. Persecution 452 How impertinently are both these instances alledged!

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. xxxii. 126 A subject, upon which I am disposed to be (perhaps impertinently) circumstantial.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. i. 9 A profusion of learning is scattered all round, but not pedantically or impertinently.

1892 Rep. Adjutant Gen. Pennsylvania 1891 54 On this point I may not impertinently or irrelevantly quote from my last report.

1935 Classical Weekly 28 178/1 I am reminded, perhaps impertinently, of two opposing views concerning the temperature of the upper air.

†2.

a. In an inappropriate, incongruous, or irrational manner; at an inappropriate time; improperly, unsuitably. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adverb]

wrongc1175

unkindlyc1300

wrongly1303

unworthily1377

uncovenablya1382

improperly1390

inconveniently1509

ineptly1523

impertinently1546

unaptly1548

unfeatly1548

unhandsomely1548

unfitly1561

disagreeably1566

unmeet1577

unsuitably1624

malapropos1630

unfittingly1637

unfit1653

unworthy1661

inaptly1809

misappropriatelyc1831

infelicitouslya1834

ineligibly1846

inappropriately1847

inapplicably1864

unapropos1956

1546 G. Joye Refut. Byshop Winchesters Derke Declar. f. xcii Ye wolde mocke oute this texte by wyndynge in impertinentlye youre faith of miracles.

1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 83 The blessedst of mortall Wights,..began to be so impertinently importund, that a great part of Divine Liturgie was addressd solely to her.

1663 W. Ramesey De Venenis ii. i. i. 41 Vitriol in regard of its admirable and transcendent use in Physick, may seem to be impertinently placed among Poysons.

1720 D. Whitby Reply Dr Waterland's Objections 22 He saw this Objection would arise, that the Father's argued impertinently against the Sabellians.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) I. i. 19 The brutum fulmen was applied to those who urged him with the orders of the House impertinently.

1895 W. Black Let. Dec. in T. W. Reid W. Black, Novelist (1902) 337 The present version, which has attained great popularity in this country, is impertinently spurious on the face of it.

b. To no purpose; with no effect; pointlessly; frivolously. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb]

idlyc825

vainly1382

voidly1402

waste1418

meanly?c1430

toomly1606

impertinently1631

insignificantly1651

objectlessly1860

futilely1881

1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iv. vi. 66 in Wks. II I do thinke how impertinently I labour.

1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. v, in Occas. Refl. sig. F8 Half the pretious time we impertinently trifle, or squander away.

1702 R. Fleming Blessedness of those who die in Lord 126 It must be supposed to [be] below a Pompey or Cæsar to trifle away Time so indecently and impertinently.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 65 To be impertinently busy, doing that which conduceth to no good purpose.

1823 C. Lamb Artific. Comedy in Elia 329 Like Don Quixote, we take part against the puppets, and quite as impertinently.

3. Presumptuously; insolently; rudely, disrespectfully; in a manner characterized by impertinence (impertinence n. 3b).Now the usual sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adverb]

wooinglya1382

boldlya1387

malapertly1447

malapertc1460

insolentlya1513

over-boldly1547

contumeliously1548

sauce malapertly1556

impudently1561

bold1597

saucy1598

petulantly1610

audaciously1611

affrontedlya1614

effrontedly1628

impertinently1671

effrontuouslya1734

procaciously1772

cheekily1872

sassily1883

brassily1889

1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. 102 I..could when occasion serv'd not, swear mouthingly,..look impudently, talk impertinently, [etc.].

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 79. ⁋9 She is impertinently Blunt to all her Acquaintance.

1765 Gazeteer & Daily Advertiser 1 Oct. Impertinently and ignorantly prying into his domestic affairs.

1795 Phantoms of Cloister I. 170 He very impertinently walked up to her, and attempted to take her by the hand.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 56 I would not interfere impertinently for the world.

1870 Bristol Mercury 14 May 6/3 A defendant named Adams behaved himself so impertinently that he was arrested by order of the judge.

1911 Admin. Philippine Lands (U.S. House of Representatives) II. 817 The questions that are being submitted to you by members of this committee are not being submitted in order to impertinently inquire into your private business.

1971 W. Stegner Angle of Repose (1972) iii. ii. 151 A young couple..slogged by through heavy sand staring impertinently.

2013 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 8 Nov. 36 We no longer accord doctors godlike status and impertinently ask questions about some of their conclusions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impertinently
释义	impertinentlyadv. Brit. /ɪmˈpəːtᵻnəntli/, /ɪmˈpəːtn̩əntli/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpərtn̩əntli/ Forms: see impertinent adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: impertinent adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < impertinent adj. + -ly suffix². Compare slightly earlier pertinently adv.Compare post-classical Latin impertinenter (from 14th cent. in British and continental sources), Middle French, French impertinemment (probably) not to the point (1414), improperly, clumsily (1559), violently, intrusively (1690). With forms in in- compare in- prefix⁴. 1. Without reference or relation to the matter in hand; not to the point; irrelevantly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adverb] > irrelevantly impertinentlyc1449 unhanginglyc1449 unpertinentlyc1449 vagrantly1547 unconsequently1565 inappositelya1652 unappositely1680 inconsequentially1754 irrelevantly1818 inconsequently1864 out1989 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 442 It schulde not bicome me..forto so inpertynentli speke. 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Cert. Places Script. ii, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) ii. 380 Yet is there nothing so impertinently uttered in all the whole book of the Bible, but may serve to spiritual purpose. 1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God iv. 35 A..Maxime..most impertinently applied to the point now in question. 1736 S. Chandler Hist. Persecution 452 How impertinently are both these instances alledged! 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. xxxii. 126 A subject, upon which I am disposed to be (perhaps impertinently) circumstantial. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. i. 9 A profusion of learning is scattered all round, but not pedantically or impertinently. 1892 Rep. Adjutant Gen. Pennsylvania 1891 54 On this point I may not impertinently or irrelevantly quote from my last report. 1935 Classical Weekly 28 178/1 I am reminded, perhaps impertinently, of two opposing views concerning the temperature of the upper air. †2. a. In an inappropriate, incongruous, or irrational manner; at an inappropriate time; improperly, unsuitably. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adverb] wrongc1175 unkindlyc1300 wrongly1303 unworthily1377 uncovenablya1382 improperly1390 inconveniently1509 ineptly1523 impertinently1546 unaptly1548 unfeatly1548 unhandsomely1548 unfitly1561 disagreeably1566 unmeet1577 unsuitably1624 malapropos1630 unfittingly1637 unfit1653 unworthy1661 inaptly1809 misappropriatelyc1831 infelicitouslya1834 ineligibly1846 inappropriately1847 inapplicably1864 unapropos1956 1546 G. Joye Refut. Byshop Winchesters Derke Declar. f. xcii Ye wolde mocke oute this texte by wyndynge in impertinentlye youre faith of miracles. 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 83 The blessedst of mortall Wights,..began to be so impertinently importund, that a great part of Divine Liturgie was addressd solely to her. 1663 W. Ramesey De Venenis ii. i. i. 41 Vitriol in regard of its admirable and transcendent use in Physick, may seem to be impertinently placed among Poysons. 1720 D. Whitby Reply Dr Waterland's Objections 22 He saw this Objection would arise, that the Father's argued impertinently against the Sabellians. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) I. i. 19 The brutum fulmen was applied to those who urged him with the orders of the House impertinently. 1895 W. Black Let. Dec. in T. W. Reid W. Black, Novelist (1902) 337 The present version, which has attained great popularity in this country, is impertinently spurious on the face of it. b. To no purpose; with no effect; pointlessly; frivolously. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] idlyc825 vainly1382 voidly1402 waste1418 meanly?c1430 toomly1606 impertinently1631 insignificantly1651 objectlessly1860 futilely1881 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iv. vi. 66 in Wks. II I do thinke how impertinently I labour. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. v, in Occas. Refl. sig. F8 Half the pretious time we impertinently trifle, or squander away. 1702 R. Fleming Blessedness of those who die in Lord 126 It must be supposed to [be] below a Pompey or Cæsar to trifle away Time so indecently and impertinently. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 65 To be impertinently busy, doing that which conduceth to no good purpose. 1823 C. Lamb Artific. Comedy in Elia 329 Like Don Quixote, we take part against the puppets, and quite as impertinently. 3. Presumptuously; insolently; rudely, disrespectfully; in a manner characterized by impertinence (impertinence n. 3b).Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adverb] wooinglya1382 boldlya1387 malapertly1447 malapertc1460 insolentlya1513 over-boldly1547 contumeliously1548 sauce malapertly1556 impudently1561 bold1597 saucy1598 petulantly1610 audaciously1611 affrontedlya1614 effrontedly1628 impertinently1671 effrontuouslya1734 procaciously1772 cheekily1872 sassily1883 brassily1889 1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. 102 I..could when occasion serv'd not, swear mouthingly,..look impudently, talk impertinently, [etc.]. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 79. ⁋9 She is impertinently Blunt to all her Acquaintance. 1765 Gazeteer & Daily Advertiser 1 Oct. Impertinently and ignorantly prying into his domestic affairs. 1795 Phantoms of Cloister I. 170 He very impertinently walked up to her, and attempted to take her by the hand. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 56 I would not interfere impertinently for the world. 1870 Bristol Mercury 14 May 6/3 A defendant named Adams behaved himself so impertinently that he was arrested by order of the judge. 1911 Admin. Philippine Lands (U.S. House of Representatives) II. 817 The questions that are being submitted to you by members of this committee are not being submitted in order to impertinently inquire into your private business. 1971 W. Stegner Angle of Repose (1972) iii. ii. 151 A young couple..slogged by through heavy sand staring impertinently. 2013 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 8 Nov. 36 We no longer accord doctors godlike status and impertinently ask questions about some of their conclusions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1449
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