Impudently
(Im"pu*dent*ly), adv. In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
At once assail
With open mouths, and impudently rail.
Sandys. Impudicity
(Im`pu*dic"i*ty) n. [L. impudicus immodest; im- not + pudicus shamefaced, modest: cf. F.
impudicité, L. impudicitia.] Immodesty. Sheldon.
Impugn
(Im*pugn") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Impugning.] [OE. impugnen, F.
impugner, fr. L. impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See Pugnacious.] To attack by words
or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose.
The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn, or overboldly affirm.
Peacham. Impugnable
(Im*pugn"a*ble) a. Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.
Impugnation
(Im`pug*na"tion) n. [L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation.] Act of impugning; opposition; attack.
[Obs.]
A perpetual impugnation and self- conflict.
Bp. Hall. Impugner
(Im*pugn"er) n. One who impugns.
Impugnment
(Im*pugn"ment) n. The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned. Ed. Rev.
Impuissance
(Im*pu"is*sance) n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability. Bacon.
Their own impuissance and weakness.
Holland. Impuissant
(Im*pu"is*sant) a. [F., fr. pref. im- not + puissant. See Puissant.] Weak; impotent; feeble.
Impulse
(Im"pulse) n. [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See Impel.]
1. The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated
as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately.
All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
S. Clarke. 2. The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
3. (Mech.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the
impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.
4. A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary
or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion
often gives a violent impulse to the will.
These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
Dryden. Syn. — Force; incentive; influence; motive; feeling; incitement; instigation.
Impulse
(Im*pulse") v. t. [See Impel.] To impel; to incite. [Obs.] Pope.
Impulsion
(Im*pul"sion) n. [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel.]
1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency
of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. "The impulsion of the air."
Bacon.
