Do you use the word "impudent"?

I only use it when I write, and even then not often. It's not a super common word anymore.

It’s an uncommon word, and more serious than “cheeky.” If someone is being a contrarian or undermining you, then you might call them impudent.

Impudent refers to not giving someone the due respect they deserve, but alongside that is the implication there is some sort of unique respect deserved. This specific form of disrespect implies that more respect is due to the person than would otherwise be normal, or that the respect given may have been fine if the parties were equals, but that is not the case. Most people have little reason to use this word as there is little inherent difference in authority between most people nowadays.

This word is seen more in a written language case than spoken one.

Very uncommon word.

I rarely use 'impudent' when I speak. But I believe 'impudence' is more common in spoken american english.

It doesn't come up that often, but if I was supervillain, I suppose it would come up more often.

I've personally never heard anyone use impudent in real life. I've only ever heard it being used by villains in stories.

That word has a pretentious connotation when said. It’s basically an insult anyway but when said it’s just condescending. Cheeky is UK English. And it’s less harsh. More your a cute little smart ass! You Cheeky bugger! US uses smart ass in everyday slang. But it’s cursing so smart Alec, wise cracker-also wise ass, joker, jokester, but closest to cheeky in US is smart ass. Impudent is worse. It’s saying that the person is being rude and bad. Disrespectful almost. It’s not common in spoken English. I would only ever say it if I was being sarcastic and pretending to be snobby and better than someone. “Impudent child!” Not natural. I’d say “oh you naughty child!” Or “that kid is very precocious.” But it’s not the same because to me impudent means disrespectful. I just wouldn’t use it.

In speech it’s uncommon, but you hear it sometimes in writing. It’s much worse than cheeky — cheeky means you tease an authority figure in a naïve or cute way. Impudent means you disrespect someone, usually someone who is owed special respect. *Rude, upstart,* or *arrogant* are more common synonyms

Never. You'll probably come across it in a writing in which the writer doesn't want to sound repetitive or is simply being pretentious. There are more common words such as *rude* and *disrespectful* or even *brazen* that are more than adequate dependent on the occasion.

It feels like something a supervillain would say when the hero is giving them sass

I like impertinent even more.    cheeky is very UK.  

It’s a lovely word. It’s not very commonly used anymore, but it’s still common enough that everyone knows it. And there’s really not a perfect substitute.

It isn’t used often in a serious way anymore. Sometimes it is used in a joking way to add whimsy (by pretending you are both more upset and more posh than you really are). For a joking and less intense meaning, cheeky and sassy are used more often. If you are actually bothered, people go more for different terms, such as: -disrespectful -deliberately unhelpful -brazen -defiant

“Impudent” is something I see in writing but don’t hear in conversation. I don’t think I’ve ever used it, but I could see myself *maybe* using it in my own writing someday. I also don’t use “cheeky” at all. It sounds *super* British/Australian to me, and I’d feel so weird using it as someone who has never left North America.

I’m 55. I don’t think I’ve ever used it. I’ve run across it many times though, in literature and in movies. I think it was in more common use before the 1970s. In the movies, it was used by older characters to describe disrespectful, misbehaved children.

I would only use it if I were a villain in a disney movie and losing a battle to the good guys "impudent fools!"

In common speech not really, but it is mostly commonly used in the phrase "umprudent brat" by a villian in fiction.

I have never used this word in my life, I have heard it only once in a video game cutscene (Halo Wars).

I have never heard this word before, and I didn’t know what it meant until I read the comments here. And I consider my vocabulary to be well above average for a typical US native speaker.

When I use it it’s with friends and very tongue in cheek.

My husband uses it all the time when he's teasing me: "And for your impudence, you don't get a cookie!" Sometimes he also says impertinence or insolence. But it's a word that both of us would rarely use in serious conversation, if ever.

My sister and I both use it when speaking about our cats.

No. I never say the word impudent. I think the only reason I even know the word is because my mother used to say it to us when we were younger. She was an English teacher and always had a vast vocabulary. It is not the same as cheeky .

Yes. In reports on behavour. Mainly to warn next teacher.

It's used in Victorian dramas

Impudent is pretty formal/old school/stilted. Many people would understand it, some wouldn’t. Most would be surprised by its usage. Cheeky is pretty similar but is very regional as well. I believe it’s much more common in the UK than US. Cheeky is also a little weaker. I would probably just use “rude” in place of impudent or “sassy” or “having attitude” in place of cheeky. They’re not quite the e same but they get similar points across

I rarely have the opportunity, but do use it.

I would say they mean basically the same thing, but cheeky is more casual. Impudent isn't that common in day-to-day speech.

I'll see it frequently when reading a fiction novel. I'll use it rarely in my own writing. I have probably only used it a handful of times when speaking.

Cheeky has a more positive connotation and is also informal. If you call a child cheeky there is a feeling of cuteness, so the behaviour is forgivable. Impudent is more literary, formal and entirely negative. It would be more likely to be applied to behaviour... for example an impudent question. I might use nosy instead in a less formal context. I would use impudent mainly in a written context.