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impudent definition

im·pu·dent (im′pyo̵̅o̅ dənt)

adjective

  1. Obsolete immodest; shameless
  2. shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent

Etymology: ME < L impudens < in-, not + pudens, modest, orig. prp. of pudere, to feel shame

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impudent Synonyms

impudent

modif.

forward, insolent, impertinent, saucy; see rude 2. See syn. study at impertinent.


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impudent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • fellow: What careless or what impudent fellows these must have been.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: At last he grew so impudent as by his influence to get tenants turned out of their farms.
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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.

-Addison,Joseph

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.

-Austen,Jane

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