All 7 Uses of
impudent
in
Crime and Punishment
- But she was obviously embarrassed at filling half the room and smelling so strongly of scent; and though her smile was impudent as well as cringing, it betrayed evident uneasiness.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- Don't be impudent, sir!"†
Chpt 2.1
- "He has been conscious a long time, since the morning," went on Razumihin, whose familiarity seemed so much like unaffected good-nature that Pyotr Petrovitch began to be more cheerful, partly, perhaps, because this shabby and impudent person had introduced himself as a student.†
Chpt 2.5
- But it was all impudent and careless.†
Chpt 3.6
- So they try to throw me out by impudence.†
Chpt 3.6
- "All this is very naiveā¦. excuse me, I should have said impudent on your part," said Raskolnikov.†
Chpt 4.1
- "What lies!" he cried impudently, "why, how could you, standing by the window, see the note?†
Chpt 5.3
Definition:
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(impudent) improperly bold or disrespectful -- especially toward someone who is older or considered to be of higher status