impudently

Definition of impudentlynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impudently
Adverb
  • This Bride comes alive roughly and rudely not having given her consent either.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The writers are headed to Mohonk for a workshop, which will be rudely interrupted by, of course, a murder (or two) and subsequent chaos.
    Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Good was in a relationship with a woman, and her partner, who is butch, spoke impertinently to an ICE officer, so there, Good wasn’t your average white mother after all.
    M. Gessen, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Sunday, when a BSO deputy saw a white GMC van driving recklessly in the 4000 block of Southwest 33rd Avenue in West Park, according to a BSO news release issued Monday afternoon.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That, and a refusal to scale recklessly.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Impudently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impudently. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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