impudent
impudent
Definition
im·pu·dent (im′pyo̵̅o̅ dənt)
adjective
- Obsolete immodest; shameless
- shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent
Etymology: ME < L impudens < in-, not + pudens, modest, orig. prp. of pudere, to feel shame
im′·pu·dently adverb
impudent
Synonyms
impudent
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- fellow: What careless or what impudent fellows these must have been.
- scoundrel: But directly afterward the impudent scoundrel who had taken hold of my arm came up and began to speak to the chamberlain in German.
- man: Shammai, a surveyor, chased away the impudent man with a measuring rod.
- fool: Some people say it's only shyness -- impudent fools.
- thing: What an impudent thing To make game of a king!
Modifying Another Word
impudent Quotes
I remember when our whole island was shaken with an earthquake some years ago, there was an impudent mountebank who sold pills which (as he told the country people) were very good against an earthquake.
Idonot know whether itoughttobe so, butcertainlysilly things do cease to be silly if theyare done by sensible people in an impudent way.Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly. It depends upon the character of those who handle it.
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