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Meanings of irreverent in English

Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality.

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        Showing lack of due respect or veneration.

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              Not revering god.

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                    Usage of irreverent in English
                    1
                    They were both the new kind of journalist-veryjoyous, irreverent young men.
                    The Time Machine
                    2
                    The fashion world was incredulous: McQueen's approach was considered irreverent and anti-fashion.
                    The new yorker
                    3
                    What irreverent children I have brought up.' He reads, then looks up.
                    Wolf hall
                    4
                    In short it is idiosyncratic and irreverent: all over the place even.
                    The Irish Times
                    5
                    This collection, however, is academically rigorous, accessible and frequently irreverent and lively.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    That position was that I had been irreverent beyond belief, beyond imagination.
                    Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
                    7
                    She has a very irreverent sense of humor, which I do also.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    Levy's film is not the first irreverent portrayal of Hitler in Germany.
                    Reuters
                    9
                    There was a deep-seated, if coarse and irreverent resignation in their philosophy.
                    A First Family of Tasajara
                    10
                    Become not irreverent to the true Church, because of a false usurper.
                    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 / A Magaz...
                    11
                    I am afraid my father has misled you with his irreverent expressions.
                    The Vanishing Man: A Detective Romance
                    12
                    Once for all, I deny that this age is an irreverent one.
                    The Water of Life, and Other Sermons
                    13
                    What, with his irreverent jokes and earthy ways, favored by a king?
                    The irish warrior
                    14
                    Completely irreverent and always upbeat, Gandalf proved to be a true friend.
                    Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
                    15
                    She was irreverent, straightforward and unpretentious, all qualities Eve appreciated in her.
                    The secret life of ceecee wilkes
                    16
                    It seemed to her that Anna's way of speaking was quite irreverent.
                    Kitty Trenire
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                    Ireland
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                    United Kingdom
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                    United States of America
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