O, matter and impertinency mixed! Reason in madness!
Shak.
Im*per"ti*nent (?), a. [F., fr. L. impertinens, -entis; pref. im- not +
pertinens. See Pertinent.] 1. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the
matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point;
irrelevant; inapplicable.
Things that are impertinent to us.
Tillotson.
How impertinent that grief was which served no end!
Jer. Taylor.
2. Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good
breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or
actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark.