MEANING
Boldly rude or disrespectful, especially toward someone from whom deference is expected.
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Words that belong together
- an impudent reply
- an impudent grin
On the page
The impudent reply startled the clerk into silence.
He misread her candid question as an impudent challenge.
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- Base
- impudent
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more impudent; superlative most impudent where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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