IMPUDENT


Meaning of IMPUDENT in English

im ‧ pu ‧ dent /ˈɪmpjəd ə nt, ˈɪmpjʊd ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective formal or old-fashioned

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: pudere 'to feel shame' ]

rude and showing no respect to other people SYN cheeky

—impudence noun [uncountable] :

He stared at me with a mixture of impudence and hostility.

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THESAURUS

▪ rude not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect:

It’s rude to interrupt.

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He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.

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rude remarks about her stomach

▪ impolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal:

It is impolite to stare.

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It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.

▪ cheeky British English , smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children:

a cheeky grin

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Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child) !

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Don’t get smart with me!

▪ tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to:

a tactless remark

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How could you be so tactless?

▪ offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone:

His remarks are offensive to African-Americans.

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offensive language

▪ insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone:

comments that are insulting to women

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The article was full of insulting language.

▪ discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings:

He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host.

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It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer.

▪ ill-mannered ( also bad-mannered ) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely:

Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture.

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It was very bad-mannered.

▪ disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something:

I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project.

▪ impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about:

an impertinent question about his private life

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an impertinent young man

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Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are?

▪ insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority:

The girl’s only response was an insolent stare.

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Don’t be so insolent!

▪ impudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important:

The boy gave an impudent smile.

▪ irreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles:

an irreverent look at the week’s events

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his irreverent sense of humour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.