Irreverently

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an irreverent manner.

    "He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an irreverent manner wordnet
  2. 2
    without respect wordnet

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"He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame."

Etymology

From irreverent + -ly.

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