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English Dictionary: impudent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for impudent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impudent adj marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" Synonym(s): impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip 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!" Synonym(s): fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impudent \Im"pudent\, a. [L. impudens, -entis; pref. im- not + pudens ashamed, modest, p. pr. of pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.] Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy. More than impudent* sauciness. --Shak. When we behold an angel, not to fear Is to be impudent. --Dryden. Syn: Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert; immodest; rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.