malapert
Saucy, impudent person
Malapert means impudently bold or saucy, describing someone who speaks or acts with inappropriate forwardness toward superiors or elders.
The word is archaic and literary, surviving mainly in historical fiction or period drama: The malapert youth dared to contradict the king.
As a noun, a malapert is such a person.
Boldly rude and disrespectful
- saucyBoldly disrespectful, often playfully
- pertBoldly cheeky
- sassyBoldly irreverent in manner
- forwardOnward in direction
presumptuous · audacious · brash · nervy · fresh · cocky · shameless · bold-faced
Smugly impertinent in manner
- wiseShowing good judgment
- flipQuick turning motion
- glibSuperficially articulate
- irreverentDisrespectful toward authority
dismissive · offhand · breezy · facetious · jocular · waggish · arch · impish
Courageous and daring
- daringAdventurous courage
- unabashedFeeling no shame
- unapologeticShowing no remorse
- unrepentantFeeling no remorse
unbowed · outspoken · obstinate · rebellious · contemptuous · scornful · haughty · arrogant
insolent
Boldly rude and disrespectful
forward · presumptuous · audacious · brash · nervy · fresh · cocky · shameless · bold-faced · brazen
smart-alecky
Smugly impertinent in manner
irreverent · dismissive · offhand · breezy · facetious · jocular · waggish · arch · impish · roguish
bold
Courageous and daring
- daringAdventurous courage
- unabashedFeeling no shame
- unapologeticShowing no remorse
unrepentant · unbowed · outspoken · obstinate · rebellious · contemptuous · scornful · haughty · arrogant · condescending
malapertdeferential
Showing humble submission
meek · humble · respectful · submissive · obsequious
overt, malice, malign, aperture, impertinent, maladroit, malcontent, malefactor, malediction