irreverent

comparative more irreverent · superlative most irreverent

1. 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

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   an irreverent examination of reviewing

   To receive Communion, open the mouth, letting the tongue touch the inner side of the lip, and having received the Sacred Particle on the tongue, swallow it as soon as you can, to avoid all irreverent touching of the Sacred Host with the teeth or lips.

   1882, “Communion”, in The Daily Prayer-Book […] , London: Burns & Oates

   Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence.

   1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 28

   Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, flippant, pert, audacious, bold, get wise, bold-faced