Synonyms for impudently

Grammar : Adv

Spell : im-pyuh-duhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pyə dənt

Définition of impudently

Origin : late 14c., from Latin impudentem (nominative impudens) "without shame, shameless," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pudens "ashamed, modest," present participle of pudere "to cause shame" (see pudendum). Related: Impudently.

adv saucily

Example sentences :

The fellow was unexpectedly vulgar, heavy, and impudently unintelligent.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

He halted in his strides, and looked over his shoulder, impudently.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Impudently she strove to emulate his coolness, but did not completely succeed.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

They have come down to us from what we impudently call the lower animals.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

He was impudently cringing to us and systematically insolent to the officers.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

"I stick by what I've jus' said, Perksie," he went on, impudently.
Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates

We could hear them impudently singing: "O soldiers, won't you meet us."
Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Rebel » by Wayland Fuller Dunaway

"Political economy isn't your strong point," said the consul, impudently.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

It was no more than I expected that the bait should be by and by impudently deserted.
Extract from : « Lines in Pleasant Places » by William Senior

Let them copy and write as they please; against or for, modestly or impudently.
Extract from : « Imaginary Conversations and Poems » by Walter Savage Landor

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