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irreverent

/ɪ'rɛvərənt/

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adjective
not revering god
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godless impious
adjective
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
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"a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

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impertinent pert saucy spirited
adjective
showing lack of due respect or veneration
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"irreverent scholars mocking sacred things" "noisy irreverent tourists"

Similar:

aweless profane sacrilegious disrespectful awless blasphemous

Opposite:

reverent

Examples of irreverent

"a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
"irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"
"noisy irreverent tourists"