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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impudent \Im"pu*dent\, a. [L. impudens, -entis; pref. im- not + pudens ashamed, modest, p. pr of pudere to feel shame: cf F. impudent.] Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy. More than impudent sauciness. --Shak. When we behold an angel, not to fear Is to be impudent. --Dryden. Syn: Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert; immodest; rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impudent adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}, {flip}] 2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}]
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