impudent

[ im-pyuh-duhnt ]
/ ˈɪm pyə dənt /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
Obsolete. shameless or brazenly immodest.

Origin of impudent

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin impudent- (stem of impudēns) shameless, equivalent to im- im-2 + pud- (base of pudēre to feel shame; cf. pudendum) + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM impudent

im·pu·dent·ly, adverb im·pu·dent·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impudent

imprudent impudent

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British Dictionary definitions for impudent

impudent
/ (ˈɪmpjʊdənt) /

adjective

mischievous, impertinent, or disrespectful
an obsolete word for immodest

Derived forms of impudent

impudently, adverb impudentness, noun