irreverent
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See also: irrévérent
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
irreverent (comparative more irreverent, superlative most irreverent)
- 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
- 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 28:
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
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Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
lacking respect or seriousness
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Further reading[edit]
- “irreverent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.