All 5 Uses of
impudent
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- The Yorkshireman assented—apparently quite overwhelmed by the new usher's impudence—and Miss Squeers darted a spiteful look at her friend, and giggled convulsively.†
Chpt 9
- 'Confound his impudence!' muttered Squeers, rapping the stair-rail impatiently with his cane.†
Chpt 13 *
- Never let her speak to me again; never let anybody who is a friend of mine speak to her; a slut, a hussy, an impudent artful hussy!'†
Chpt 18
- 'Confound his impudence!' said Nicholas, firing immediately.†
Chpt 37
- 'So Richard Turpin, Tom King, and Jerry Abershaw have handed down to fame the names of those on whom they committed their most impudent robberies?' said Nicholas.†
Chpt 48
Definition:
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(impudent) improperly bold or disrespectful -- especially toward someone who is older or considered to be of higher status