irreverent
1. showing lack of due respect or veneration - irreverent scholars mocking sacred things - noisy irreverent tourists • Ant: reverent • Similar to: blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious, aweless, awless, disrespectful • See Also: disrespectful • Derivationally related forms: irreverence 2. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality - a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner • Syn: impertinent, pert, saucy • Similar to: spirited • Derivationally related forms: pertness (for: pert), impertinence (for: impertinent) 3. not revering god • Syn: godless • Similar to: impious • Derivationally related forms: irreverence, godlessness (for: godless)
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