Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.without shame, shameless, impudent (freq. and class.; cf.: “impudicus, inverecundus): probus improbum (fraudasse dicatur), pudens impudentem, etc.,” Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 21: arioli, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132 (Trag. v. 356 Vahl.): “statuite exemplum impudenti, date pudori praemium,” Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 6; id. Men. 5, 1, 10: “quid illac impudente audacius?” id. Am. 2, 2, 186: “ut cum impudens fuisset in facto, tum impudentior videretur, si negaret,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191; id. Fam. 5, 12, 3: “impudens liqui patrios Penates, Impudens Qrcum moror,” Hor. C. 3, 27, 49 sq.—Transf., of things: “o hominis impudentem audaciam!” Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 13; Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 72: “cum aspicias, os inpudens videtur,” id. Eun. 5, 1, 22; 3, 5, 49: “mendacium!” Cic. Clu. 60, 168: “actio,” Quint. 11, 1, 29: “te quidem edepol nihil est impudentius,” Plaut. As. 3, 1, 39: “impudentissima oratio,” Ter. And. 4, 1, 10: impudentissimum nomen, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 327, 6: “ante Bibuli impudentissimas litteras,” id. Att. 7, 2, 6.—Adv.: impŭdenter , shamelessly, impudently: “nimio haec impudenter negas,” Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 69; id. Rud. 4, 3, 38; Ter. And. 4, 4, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134; id. Lael. 22, 82; id. Fam. 5, 12, 2 al.—Comp.: batuit, impudenter (dicitur); “depsit, multo impudentius,” Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4.—Sup.: “ut homo impudentissime mentiretur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 7, § 16.