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improperly bold or disrespectful — especially toward someone who is older or considered to be of higher status

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

She has a certain genius, but her impudence makes it very difficult to work with her.

impudence = disrespectful and improper boldness

impudent = disrespectful

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

I should have blasted him out of the sky for his impudence.
Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief

impudence = improper boldness or disrespect

HIGGINS [disagreeably surprised] Damn his impudence!
George Bernard Shaw -- Pygmalion

impudence = improper boldness or disrespect

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

Take the reins yourself or be still, you impudent child!
Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

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

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

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

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

impudent = disrespectful; or improperly forward or bold

Her voice was impudent, but Papa told Mama she looked tired and her lips trembled.
Olive Ann Burns -- Cold Sassy Tree

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

impudently = in a manner that was improperly bold or disrespectful

...would you have the impudence to marry my sister who has seventy-two quarterings!
Voltaire -- Candide

impudence = improper boldness toward someone who is considered to be of higher status

...our employer's late clever, good-looking "own" man; impudent, assured, spoiled, depraved.
Henry James -- The Turn of the Screw

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

"and your impudence passes belief," she said merrily.
Baroness Orczy -- The Scarlet Pimpernel

impudence = improper boldness or disrespect

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

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful towards elders

You call honourable boldness impudent sauciness:
William Shakespeare -- Henry IV, Part 2

impudent = disrespectful boldness

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

impudent = improperly bold or disrespectful

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