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Rudeness (also
called effrontery) is a
display of
actual or
perceived disrespect by not
complying with the
social norms or
etiquette expected within a...
- in the
whole world—if you only
overlook his
unparalleled impudence,
which is not
impudence at all but man of
genius bonhomie (Mrs Carlyle, Letters, 5...
- people. The
imbecility of men,
history teaches us,
always invites the
impudence of power." He
published his autobiography,
Neither Roses Nor
Thorns in...
- just died at the
hands of Rama for the
umpteenth time.
Seeing Hanuman's
impudence, Rama also
punished him to
guard Ravana's grave. Rama
believes that Ravana...
-
James dissolved Parliament,
angry at what he
perceived as the members'
impudence and intransigence.
Charles and Buckingham, James's
favourite and a man...
-
colossal a lie
because they
would not
believe that
someone "could have the
impudence to
distort the
truth so infamously".
Hitler claimed that the technique...
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comfortable and "promises, in the ****ure,
never to set
limits on the
impudence of an
impudent man".
According to
Claire Tomalin, this is
partially due...
-
Grafton was the
Bloodhound in Landseer's
famous painting Dignity and
Impudence. Both dogs in the
picture belonged to
Jacob Bell. Mr. T. A. Jennings'...
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reminiscent of
Sanskrit (e.g.,
viddhi meaning 'fool'),
bhosku 'lie',
musku '
impudence',
dustu 'impurity', and
eebhyan and
sumbhan (both
meaning 'good-for-nothing...
- said
later that he "spoke very
violent sentences with a sort of
modest impudence" and
thought he came
across as "a bit theatrical". The full text of the...
