1
[ adjective ] marked by casual disrespect

Synonyms

insolent flip snotty-nosed

Examples

"a flip answer to serious question" "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

The posse 's retreat encouraged the Mexicans to be overbearing and impudent .

Related terms

disrespectful

2
[ adjective ] improperly forward or bold

Synonyms

smart impertinent sassy saucy overbold fresh

Examples

"don't be fresh with me" "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup" "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"

Related terms

forward

3
[ adjective ] improperly forward or bold

Synonyms

smart impertinent overbold saucy fresh

Examples

"don't be fresh with me" "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup" "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"

Related terms

forward

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impudently impudence Imboden impotent impute impede imbued impeded impotently impatient

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