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# impudent

adjective

«impudent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Impudent means rude and cheeky, not showing proper respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impudent/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, the name for a rude person who speaks back to a king, a genius or a hero

### Examples

- "You are an impudent liar!" cried the genius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impudent/#x1)
- Do not be impudent to your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impudent/#x2)
- The impudent boy laughed at the old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impudent/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means bold and shameless, as of a woman tempting a young man, or wicked men who attack the psalmist.

**Interpretation.** Proverbs warns the young against shameless temptation, and the psalmist asks God to protect the innocent from bold enemies.

### Examples

- So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him: (Writings PRO.7.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impudent/#x1)
- For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. (Writings PSA.59.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impudent/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impudent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impudent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impudent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impudent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «impudent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impudent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impudent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/impudent.html) on Mova free.