adv
Meaning 1
In an irreverent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
irreverently
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an irreverent manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in the seventeenth century England had known fifty years of doctrinal quarrels and civil war; clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used
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adverb
Meaning 3
without respect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence
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Antonyms: reverently
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English irreverent Middle English -ly English -ly English irreverently From irreverent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: irrévérencieusement — in an irreverent manner
- Old English: bismerlīċe — in an irreverent manner