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impudently
adverb
uk /ˈɪm.pjə.dənt.li/ us / ˈɪm.pjə.dənt.li/
in a way that is rude and does not show respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important position:
The child impudently refused to obey, running in the opposite direction.
"So what?" he said, grinning impudently at her.
Her impudently funny new version of the story follows the original plot closely.
Now they impudently took no notice of his presence.
He impudently dodged round the defence before touching down.
The director was arrogant and often dealt impudently with his staff.
She looked at him impudently over the corner of her newspaper.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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backchat
cheekily
cheekiness
cheeky
churlishly
churlishness
coarse-grained
fruity
gall
indelicate
obnoxiousness
offensively
offensiveness
pertly
potty mouth
sass
scatological
unceremonious
unpleasant
unprintable
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