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   impudent

   /ˈɪmpjʊd(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. not showing due respect for another person; impertinent: "he could have strangled this impudent upstart"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘immodest, indelicate’): from Latin impudent-, from in- ‘not’ + pudent- ‘ashamed, modest’ (from pudere ‘be ashamed’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. impudently adverb

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   IMPUDENT definition: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of IMPUDENT is marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent. How to use impudent in a sentence.

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   An impudent person is bold, sassy, and shameless. If your teacher asks the class to open their textbooks, and you snap back, "Let's not and say we did," you're being impudent. Impudent comes from the Latin combination of im, meaning without, and pudens, meaning shame.

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   Impudent definition: of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery. See examples of IMPUDENT used in a sentence.

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   IMPUDENT meaning: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important…. Learn more.

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   If you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do.

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   Define impudent. impudent synonyms, impudent pronunciation, impudent translation, English dictionary definition of impudent. adj. 1. Offensively bold or disrespectful; insolent or impertinent. See Synonyms at shameless. 2. Obsolete Immodest. im′pu·dent·ly adv. American Heritage®...