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I — Impressive to Incendiary (Part 3 of 10)

Imprudent, a.

    1. Indiscreet, inconsiderate, incautious, injudicious, unadvised, ill-advised, ill-judged, rash, careless, heedless.
    2. Improvident (which see).

Impudence, n. Insolence, assurance, presumption, boldness, shamelessness, effrontery, rudeness, impertinence, sauciness, pertness, flippancy, brass, front, face.

Impudent, a. Insolent, insulting, presumptuous, bold, shameless, impertinent, rude, saucy, pert, flippant, cool (colloq.), brazen, forward, bold-faced brazen-faced.

Impudicity, n. See immodesty.

Impugn, v. a. Attack (by words or arguments), assail, oppose, resist, contradict, gainsay, call in question.

Impulse, n.

    1. Thrust, push, impetus, impelling force.
    2. Passion, instinct, appetite, inclination, proclivity.
    3. Incitement, instigation, motive, influence, sudden thought or feeling.

Impulsive, a.

    1. Impelling, moving, propulsive.
    2. Passionate, rash, quick, hot, hasty.

Impunity, n.

    1. Exemption from punishment.
    2. Exemption from injury.

Impure, a.

    1. Foul, unclean, dirty, filthy, feculent, defiled, polluted.
    2. Unchaste, unclean, lewd, loose, gross, coarse, indelicate, immodest, smutty, obscene, indecent, ribald, bawdy.
    3. Mixed, adulterated, admixed with foreign matter or elements.