Both Uses of
impudent
in
Arrowsmith
- She peered up with the alert impudence of a squirrel.†
Chpt 6 *
- He was an eminent scientist, and it was outrageous that he should have to endure impudence from a probationer—a singularly vulgar probationer, a thin and slangy young woman apparently from the West.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(impudent) improperly bold or disrespectful -- especially toward someone who is older or considered to be of higher status