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Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-pyuh-duhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pyə dənt



Definition of impudent

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin impudentem (nominative impudens) "without shame, shameless," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pudens "ashamed, modest," present participle of pudere "to cause shame" (see pudendum). Related: Impudently.
  • adj bold, shameless
Example sentences :
  • "You'd better not be impudent, young one," said Ben, roughly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • What do you mean by looking me in the face in that impudent manner?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The lightness is no doubt as characteristic of Shakespeare as the impudent humour.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Even this did not make me beastly drunk, but it made me desperate and impudent.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Besides, I thought that he did not dare to make or talk of these impudent preparations.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I felt an absurd desire to smash it, for the impudent thing had been running all the while.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • None but impudent girls, he says, should run away with a man.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • You have no right to come into this room in this impudent manner.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • Can he courteously talk to an equal, and browbeat an impudent dunce?
  • Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton
  • This woman is some impudent impostor, who wants to extort money out of me.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Synonyms for impudent

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