A Passage to India
What does Forster mean when he says that Aziz spoke to Ronny with “impertinent friendliness”?
Chapter III
Chapter III
Impertinence is rudeness or lack of respect; impertinent friendliness would be to speak with a false face (you might say two-faced). Forster means that Aziz's friendliness was an act backed up by an air of snideness or superiority.