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impudent
im·pu·dent I0069000 (ĭm′pyə-dənt)adj.1. Offensively bold or disrespectful; insolent or impertinent. See Synonyms at shameless.2. Obsolete Immodest.
[Middle English, from Latin impudēns, impudent- : in-, not; see in-1 + pudēns, present participle of pudēre, to be ashamed.]
im′pu·dent·ly adv.impudent (ˈɪmpjʊdənt) adj1. mischievous, impertinent, or disrespectful2. an obsolete word for immodest ˈimpudently adv ˈimpudentness nim•pu•dent (ˈɪm pyə dənt)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence. 2. Obs. shameless; immodest. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin impudēns shameless =im- im-2 + pudēns, present participle of pudēre to feel shame] im′pu•dent•ly, adv. syn: See impertinent. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | impudent - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"flip, insolent, snotty-noseddisrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher" | | 2. | impudent - improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"overbold, sassy, saucy, impertinent, smart, wise, freshforward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" |
impudentadjective bold, rude, cheeky (informal), forward, fresh (informal), saucy (informal), cocky (informal), audacious, brazen, shameless, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, lippy (U.S. & Canad. slang), bumptious, immodest, bold-faced Some were well behaved, while others were impudent.
retiring, modest, polite, timid, respectful, courteous, well-behaved, self-effacingimpudentadjectiveRude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.Translationsimpudent (ˈimpjudənt) adjective rude; disrespectful. an impudent child/suggestion. 無禮的 无礼的ˈimpudently adverb 無禮地 无礼地ˈimpudence noun 無禮 无礼impudent
Synonyms for impudentadj boldSynonyms- bold
- rude
- cheeky
- forward
- fresh
- saucy
- cocky
- audacious
- brazen
- shameless
- sassy
- pert
- presumptuous
- impertinent
- insolent
- lippy
- bumptious
- immodest
- bold-faced
Antonyms- retiring
- modest
- polite
- timid
- respectful
- courteous
- well-behaved
- self-effacing
Synonyms for impudentadj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brazen
- cheeky
- contumelious
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- smart-alecky
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
Synonyms for impudentadj marked by casual disrespectSynonymsRelated Wordsadj improperly forward or boldSynonyms- overbold
- sassy
- saucy
- impertinent
- smart
- wise
- fresh
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