Im*per"ti*nence (?), n. [Cf. F.
impertinence. See Impertinent.] 1.
The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of
pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person,
the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence
of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be
understood.
Swift.3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of
place, or of no value.
There are many subtile impertinences learned in
schools.
Watts.