impudent
IM-pyuh-duntadjMeaning rudely bold, without shame; cheeky
Memory hook IMP-udent: a cheeky little IMP. Rosa’s parrot is a little imp: it squawks “Bad haircut!” at every guest who walks in. The bird is impudent.
The impudent parrot squawked “Bad haircut!” at every visitor.
In context Rather than apologizing for being late, the impudent boy grinned and asked why the class had started without him.
Similar cheeky, impertinent, rude, disrespectful
Opposite respectful, polite, meek
From Latin impudens, “shameless”: in- (not) + pudens (feeling shame).