irreverent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   showing lack of due respect or veneration

   Irreverent scholars mocking sacred things.

2. 2
   adj

   characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

   A certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner.

3. 3
   adj

   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.

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

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