impudent
Adjective Satellite
- marked by casual disrespect
- "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
- improperly forward or bold
- "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"
Adj
- Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
- Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.
Adjective
- Offensively bold or disrespectful; shamelessly rude.
Examples
- His impudent play of ’QUIZ’ across a triple-word score left his opponent speechless.
- The impudent children would not stop talking in class.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English impudent, originally meaning immodest, shameless, from Latin impudēns (“shameless”), ultimately from in- + pudere (“to feel shame”).
Synonyms
flip, fresh, impertinent, insolent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, snotty-nosed, wise, audacious, bold, bold as brass, bold-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocket, cute, dicacious, facey, familiar, flippant, forward, impudent, irreverent, malapert, pert, petulant
Scrabble Score: 13
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