Meanings
adjectiveirreverential (comparative more irreverential, superlative most irreverential)
comparative more irreverential · superlative most irreverential
- Not reverential.
Origin
From Latin irreverentia (“irreverence”) + -al. By surface analysis, ir- + reverential.
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APA
irreverential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreverential
MLA
“irreverential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreverential. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irreverential,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irreverential.
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