Irreverent
[ɪ'rev(ə)r(ə)nt] or [ɪ'rɛvərənt]
Definition
(adj.) showing lack of due respect or veneration; 'irreverent scholars mocking sacred things'; 'noisy irreverent tourists' .
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Definition
(a.) Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Impious, profane, blasphemous.[2]. Disrespectful, UNCIVIL, rude, discourteous, impolite.
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Definition
adj. not reverent: proceeding from irreverence.—n. Irrev′erence want of reverence or veneration: want of due regard for the character and authority of the Supreme Being.—adj. Irreveren′tial.—adv. Irrev′erently.
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Examples
- And I can't think it is right--it does seem so irreverent, as you say. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I do think, Augustine, you are so irreverent! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She felt, with horror, as if he tore at the bud of her heart, tore it open, like an irreverent persistent being. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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