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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-rev-er-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛv ər ənt



Definition of irreverent

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin irreverentem (see irreverence). Related: Irreverently (early 15c.); irreverential.
  • adj disrespectful
Example sentences :
  • It is not humor that is irreverent, but the mind that gives it the wrong turn.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Not with an outburst of horror; he had not even been informed that he was irreverent.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The irreverent scoffer may call it "instinct," or talk about the "sense of smell."
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • He could tolerate no irreverent spirits in the sanctuary of the mountain.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • For no matter how irreverent one likes to pose, one ought to reverence at least his Maker.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Yet no one ever heard him say, or saw him do anything impious or irreverent.
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • Unfortunately she, too, is touched by the infection of this irreverent and unfaithful age.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • Dan looked at his father with a hurricane of irreverent winks.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • There was a shout of irreverent laughter, in which, I am sorry to say, the bishop joined.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • He referred in this irreverent and boastful speech to his grandmother, the regent.
  • Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

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