| Back | impudent /IM-pyuh-duhnt/ |
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| Front | adjective Marked by offensive boldness. [From Latin im- (not) + pudere (to make or be ashamed) which also gave us pudibund (prudish), pudency (modesty), and pudeur (a sense of shame). Earliest documented use: 1386.] "The tie has matching socks and braces ... It seems imprudent (and possibly impudent) to ask if his boxers match, as well." - Mike Amos; Laughing Matter; Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Mar 5, 2011. |
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