impudence
- n an impudent statement
- n the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- The theological impudence of His Dark Materials didn't stop it from selling 15 million copies worldwide.
- This freedom created fresh stars (James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Harlow) and a sexual impudence that riled the burghers of propriety.
- To end the impudence, the cardinal-archbishop ordered that henceforth marrying couples must promise that no one taking part in the wedding would wear "a low-necked dress, short .