impudent
adjective
[ ˈɪmpjʊd(ə)nt ]
• not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
• "he could have strangled this impudent upstart"
Similar:
impertinent,
insolent,
cheeky,
audacious,
brazen,
shameless,
immodest,
pert,
presumptuous,
forward,
disrespectful,
insubordinate,
irreverent,
flippant,
bumptious,
brash,
bold,
bold as brass,
rude,
impolite,
ill-mannered,
bad-mannered,
unmannerly,
discourteous,
insulting,
ill-bred,
fresh,
cocky,
brass-necked,
saucy,
lippy,
mouthy,
flip,
sassy,
nervy,
malapert,
contumelious,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘immodest, indelicate’): from Latin impudent-, from in- ‘not’ + pudent- ‘ashamed, modest’ (from pudere ‘be ashamed’).
