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impudent
Meaning: boldly disrespectful toward someone who deserves courtesy
impudent in a sentence
How impudent is used in real sentences:
The impudent reporter mocked the judge during the formal hearing.
The servant's impudent reply shocked the guests at the formal dinner.
“One poet's impudent address to an elderly translator drew delighted gasps; he called her life's work timid without having read it.”
— from the passage The Velvet Rebellion
“Then a servant recalled Lord Soria's impudent reply when an elderly chamberlain asked him to leave the queen's antechamber: Soria laughed and remained.”
— from the passage The Cipher at Court
Synonyms for impudent
Other words for impudent — insolent, brazen and impertinent — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of impudent
Words that mean the opposite of impudent:
- respectful
- deferential
- polite
Where it comes from
From Latin impudens, meaning 'shameless.'
Memory hook
IMPUDENT sounds like 'improper student': boldly rude to an authority.