noun
- bold or impudent behavior; insolence
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The servant’s malapertness toward his master was shocking.
- She was punished for her malapertness in speaking back to the teacher.
- His malapertness knew no bounds when addressing his elders.
- The child’s malapertness was considered unacceptable behavior.
- Such malapertness would not be tolerated in polite society.
- The young man’s malapertness cost him his position.