Impudent

  • 11impudent — Impudent, Impudens …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 12impudent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. DERIVATIVES impudence noun impudently adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense immodest : from Latin impudens shameless …

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  • 13impudent — [im′pyo͞o dənt] adj. [ME < L impudens < in , not + pudens, modest, orig. prp. of pudere, to feel shame] 1. Obs. immodest; shameless 2. shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent SYN. IMPERTINENT impudently adv …

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  • 14impudent — adj. impudent to + inf. (it was impudent of her to answer like that; she was impudent to answer like that) * * * [ ɪmpjʊd(ə)nt] impudent to + inf. (it was impudent of her to answer like that; she was impudent to answer like that) …

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  • 15IMPUDENT — ENTE. adj. Insolent, effronté, qui n a point de pudeur. Homme impudent. Fille impudente. C est une impudente créature. C est un impudent menteur.   Il se dit aussi Des actions et des paroles qui blessent la pudeur, ou qui sont trop libres, trop… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 16impudent — impudently, adv. impudentness, n. /im pyeuh deuhnt/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior. 2. Obs. shameless or brazenly immodest. [1350 1400; ME < L impudent&#8230; …

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  • 17impudent — im|pu|dent [ ımpjədnt ] adjective behaving in a rude way that shows no respect for someone: CHEEKY: an impudent child impudent remarks ╾ im|pu|dence noun uncount ╾ im|pu|dent|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18impudent — [[t]ɪ̱mpjʊdənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as impudent, you mean they are rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do. [FORMAL] Some of them spoke pleasantly and were well behaved, while others were&#8230; …

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  • 19impudent — UK [ˈɪmpjʊd(ə)nt] / US [ˈɪmpjəd(ə)nt] adjective behaving in a rude way that shows no respect for someone an impudent child impudent remarks Derived words: impudence noun uncountable impudently adverb …

    English dictionary

  • 20impudent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin impudent , impudens, from in + pudent , pudens, present participle of pudēre to feel shame Date: 14th century 1. obsolete lacking modesty 2. marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of&#8230; …

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