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irreverent

adj

Etymology

From Latin irreverēns. By surface analysis, ir- + reverent.

  1. borrowed from irreverēns

Definitions

  1. Lacking respect

    Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.

    • an irreverent new work
    • an irreverent examination of reviewing
    • Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence.

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