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improperly bold or disrespectful — especially toward someone who is older or considered to be of higher status- She is an impudent girl given to insulting strangers.
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
- She has a certain genius, but her impudence makes it very difficult to work with her.
- the student was kept after school for impudent behavior
- you impudent young rascalMark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- I should have blasted him out of the sky for his impudence.Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief
- HIGGINS [disagreeably surprised] Damn his impudence!George Bernard Shaw -- Pygmalion
- He was happy and loud and impudent.Kurt Vonnegut -- Slaughterhouse-Five
- Take the reins yourself or be still, you impudent child!Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
- And so excitement mounted in the village as the seventh week approached since the impudent missionaries built their church in the Evil Forest.Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart
- As she fought her way with impudent resolve to the front of the melee, Mariam wished she had been a better daughter to Nana.Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns
- She's impudent, my lord;William Shakespeare -- All's Well That Ends Well
- Her voice was impudent, but Papa told Mama she looked tired and her lips trembled.Olive Ann Burns -- Cold Sassy Tree
- He said impudently, "No."Robert Louis Stevenson -- Kidnapped
- ...would you have the impudence to marry my sister who has seventy-two quarterings!Voltaire -- Candide
- ...our employer's late clever, good-looking "own" man; impudent, assured, spoiled, depraved.Henry James -- The Turn of the Screw
- "and your impudence passes belief," she said merrily.Baroness Orczy -- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- When I refused to be the child they knew and accepted me to be, I was called impudent...Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- You call honourable boldness impudent sauciness:William Shakespeare -- Henry IV, Part 2
- I pour my heart out to you, and the rest of the time I'm as impudent, cheerful and self-confident as possible to avoid questions and keep from getting on my own nerves.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- Do not be impudent.Jane Yolen -- The Devils Arithmetic
impudence = disrespectful and improper boldness
impudent = disrespectful
impudence = improper boldness or disrespect
impudence = improper boldness or disrespect
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudent = disrespectful; or improperly forward or bold
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudently = in a manner that was improperly bold or disrespectful
impudence = improper boldness toward someone who is considered to be of higher status
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudence = improper boldness or disrespect
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful towards elders
impudent = disrespectful boldness
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful
impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful