-nt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin impudent-, impudens, from in- in- (I) + pudent-, pudens, present part of pudēre to feel shame — more at pudic
1. obsolete : lacking modesty
2. : marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others
an arrogant and impudent boy given to insulting strangers
: insolent
stood there … in an impudent swaggering posture — Helen T. Lowe
: forward , disrespectful
entertainingly impudent stories — Gerald Bullett
: bold and brazen
one of the most impudent miscarriages of justice
Synonyms: see shameless