irreverent

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English

Etymology

From Latin irreverēns.[1] By surface analysis, ir- +‎ reverent.

Adjective

irreverent (comparative more irreverent, superlative most irreverent)

  1. 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.

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References

  1. ^ “irreverent, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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