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irreverent
If you describe someone as irreverent, you mean that they do not show respect for people or things that are generally respected. Taylor combined great knowledge with an irreverent attitude to history. ADJ c darkgreen]approval • irreverence His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker. N-UNCOUNT • irreverently ‘Jobs for the boys,’ said Crosby irreverently. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj
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1.
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~-, irreverens, from in- + reverent-, reverens reverent Date: 15th century lacking proper respect or seriousness; also satiric • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. lacking reverence. Derivatives irreverence n. irreverential adj. irreverently adv. Etymology: L irreverens (as IN-(1), REVERENT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. непочтительный, неуважительный one's irreverent son —- непочтительный сын irreverent scoff —- презрительная насмешка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj having a lack of respect for organizations, customs, beliefs etc (an irreverent laugh) - irreverently adv - irreverence n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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