IMPUDENT

fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise

(adjective) improperly forward or bold; “don’t be fresh with me”; “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”; “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”; “Don’t get wise with me!”

impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip

(adjective) marked by casual disrespect; “a flip answer to serious question”; “the student was kept in for impudent behavior”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

impudent (comparative more impudent, superlative most impudent)

Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.

Synonyms

• bold

• brazen-faced

• impertinent

• See also cheeky

Source: Wiktionary

Im"pu*dent, a. Etym: [L. impudens, -entis; pref. im- not + pudens ashamed, modest, p. pr. of pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.]

Definition: Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy. More than impudent sauciness. Shak. When we behold an angel, not to fear Is to be impudent. Dryden.

Syn.

– Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert; immodest; rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition