IMPUDENT


Meaning of IMPUDENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -dənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin impudent-, impudens, from in- + pudent-, pudens, present participle of pudēre to feel shame

Date: 14th century

1. obsolete : lacking modesty

2. : marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent

• im·pu·dent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.