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Irreverent

adj

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Adjective
  1. 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"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not revering god wordnet
  2. 2
    showing lack of due respect or veneration wordnet
  3. 3
    characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality wordnet

Etymology

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

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