irreverent
Use Irreverent in a sentence
ər adjective
not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
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irreverent or irreverential (ɪˈrɛvərənt, ɪˈrɛvrənt, ɪˌrɛvəˈrənʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| without due respect or veneration; disrespectful; flippant | |
| irreverential or irreverential | |
| —adj | |
| irreverently or irreverential | |
| —adv | |
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Irreverent
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is irreversible. Does it mean:
| not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions |
| incapable of being changed |
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Example sentences
Yet the situations in which he casts himself-either digitally or through collage-are decidedly irreverent.
The evening is always unique, absurd, irreverent and enormous fun for actors and audiences alike.
He does scholarship with an often irreverent swagger.
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