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- Latin · borrowed fromirreverēns
- English todayirreverent
From Latin irreverēns. By surface analysis, ir- + reverent.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
irreverent
Today it means: Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts. Full definition →
Latin irreverēns