impudent
Meaning
- Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
- (obsolete) Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.
Synonyms
bare-faced
be petulant
bear shame
vain-glorious
insane person
insolent person
make angry
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪmpjʊdənt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English impudent, originally meaning immodest, shameless, from Latin impudēns (“shameless”), ultimately from in- + pudere (“to feel shame”).
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