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adjective
- 1. not showing due respect for another person; impertinent: "he could have strangled this impudent upstart"
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rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important position: an impudent remark / child.
Impudent comes from the Latin combination of im, meaning without, and pudens, meaning shame. We often call someone impudent if they’re disrespectful, snotty, or inappropriate in a way that makes someone feel bad.
1. : marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent. 2. obsolete : lacking modesty. impudently adverb. Synonyms. arch. audacious. bold-faced. brash. brassbound. brassy. brazen-faced. cheeky. cocksure. cocky. fresh. impertinent. insolent. nervy. sassy. saucy.
Impudent definition: of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery. See examples of IMPUDENT used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.
Definition of impudent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
im·pu·dent. (ĭm′pyə-dənt) adj. 1. Offensively bold or disrespectful; insolent or impertinent. See Synonyms at shameless. 2. Obsolete Immodest. [Middle English, from Latin impudēns, impudent- : in-, not; see in-1 + pudēns, present participle of pudēre, to be ashamed .]
