impudently

Definition of impudentlynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impudently
Adverb
  • Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • In another famous tale, Hoja arrives at a feast wearing old and ragged clothes and is treated rudely.
    Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 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
  • The wild pursuit unfolded Sunday when state police received reports about a car driven recklessly on Interstate 10 in Jefferson Parish, which is just west of New Orleans, state police said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 June 2026
  • His wife, Angelina Renee Jimenez, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors of recklessly causing fire to property of another and was sentenced to one year of summary probation and community service, prosecutors said.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 9 June 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 11 Jun. 2026.

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