单词 | impudent |
释义 | impudent —impudently, adv. —impudentness, n. /im"pyeuh deuhnt/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior. 2. Obs. shameless or brazenly immodest. [1350-1400; ME < L impudent- (s. of impudens) shameless, equiv. to im- IM-2 + pud- (base of pudere to feel shame; cf. PUDENDUM) + -ent- -ENT] Syn. 1. insulting, rude; saucy, pert; presumptuous, fresh, brazen. See impertinent. Ant. 1. courteous. |
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