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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.
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 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.
If you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.
Impudent definition: of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery. See examples of IMPUDENT used in a sentence.
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 .]
IMPUDENT meaning: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important…. Learn more.
Impudent definition: Offensively bold or disrespectful; insolent or impertinent.
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