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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
- 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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