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impudent

[ im-pyuh-duhnt ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery:

    The student was kept late for impudent behavior.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. Obsolete. shameless or brazenly immodest.


impudent

/ ˈɪ³¾±èÂáÊŠ»åÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. mischievous, impertinent, or disrespectful
  2. an obsolete word for immodest
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ¾±³¾±è³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ¾±³¾±è³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±³¾î€ƒp³Ü·»å±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±³¾î€ƒp³Ü·»å±ð²Ô³Ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of impudent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English from Latin impudent- (stem of ¾±³¾±è³Ü»åŧ²Ô²õ ) “shameless,†equivalent to im- im- 2 + pud- (base of ±è³Ü»åŧ°ù±ð “to feel shameâ€; pudendum ) + -ent- -ent
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He is impudent in court, which probably did him no favors.

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On the other hand, there is all this chatter about Donald Trump being given a "creative punishment" by Judge Merchan for his impudent behavior against the court and in the hush-money election interference case.

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Judge Juan Merchan has mostly been successful in trying to discipline the impudent former president, at one point commanding him to sit down in court like he was a disobedient dog.

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“Fargo†sets tell a potent story by themselves, and one accent you may not have noticed is the impudent double meanings in the surroundings.

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Yet the controversy had the effect of typecasting Gurba as the impudent indie writer willing to torch the publishing industry to make a point about diversity.

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