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malapert
adjective as in impudent
Weak matches
- arrant
- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- bumptious
- cheeky
- cocky
- contumelious
- cool
- disrespectful
- familiar
- flip
- flippant
- forward
- fresh
- immodest
- impertinent
- insolent
- nervy
- off-base
- overbold
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- procacious
- pushy
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- smart-alecky
- unabashed
- unblushing
- wise
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Example Sentences
"I want you to whip this malapert with your sword-scabbard," roared the old patrician, pale with anger.
Go to, sir, know yourself, or the master of the household shall make you know you are liable to the scourge as a malapert boy.
In a fury, she said that he was too malapert to give her such answer, and affirmed that both he and they should repent it.
In this same impious malapert he had recognised M. le Marquis de St. Genis!
"Take this malapert boy with the others," cried the squire to the constable, and I could see that he was much angered against me.
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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to malapert, such as: arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, and blatant.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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