irreverent
adjective
ir·rev·er·ent
i-ˈre-v(ə-)rənt 
ˌi(r)-,
-ˈre-vərnt
: lacking proper respect or seriousness
also
: satiric
irreverently
adverb
Examples of irreverent in a Sentence
He has a delightfully irreverent sense of humor.
irreverent behavior during church services
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The three books so far are deeply romantic, gorgeously tragic, smart as hell, and written in this absurd baroque, irreverent language.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet he’s always had an audaciously irreverent flair for mixing up the experimental and the trashy, the futuristic and the old school.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
The video announcement is short and is precedent in an irreverent Deadpool-sort of way, where the camera is fixed on a men’s bathroom urinal with a couple of Deadpool and Wolverine urinal cakes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Irreverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreverent. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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irreverent
adjective
ir·rev·er·ent
(ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)ev-(ə-)rənt
-ərnt
: showing lack of reverence
irreverent joking and giggling in church
irreverence
noun
-ˈ(r)ev-(ə-)rən(t)s
-ˈ(r)ev-ərn(t)s
irreverently
adverb
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