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impudent

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪmpjʊdənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪmpjədənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im′pyə dənt)

im•pu•dent /ˈɪmpyədənt/USA pronunciation adj.

rude;
very disrespectful:an impudent child.

im•pu•dence, n. [uncountable]sent to the principal's office for impudence.
im•pu•dent•ly, adv.

im•pu•dent (im′pyə dənt),USA pronunciation adj.

of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery:The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
[Obs.]shameless or brazenly immodest.

Latin impudent- (stem of impudēns) shameless, equivalent. to im- im-² + pud- (base of pudēre to feel shame; compare pudendum) + -ent- -ent
Middle English 1350–1400

im′pu•dent•ly, adv.
im′pu•dent•ness, n.

impertinent.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

impudent /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/ adj

mischievous, impertinent, or disrespectful
an obsolete word for immodest

ˈimpudently adv ˈimpudentness n

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Synonyms: insolent, impertinent, saucy, cheeky, disrespectful, more...

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