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impudence

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
impudent /ˈɪmpjʊd(ə)nt/

▶adjective not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

– derivatives
impudence noun,
impudently adverb.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘immodest, indelicate’): from L. impudent-, from in- ‘not’ + pudent- ‘ashamed, modest’.

'impudence' also found in these Oxford entries:

bold - impudent - mouth - neck - nerve

Forum discussions with the word(s) "impudence" in the title:

impudence * impertinence
impudence / insolence

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