irreverently
Adverb: 1. In a manner lacking respect or seriousness, especially toward something considered sacred or important: Acting or speaking without due reverence or veneration. 2. In a disrespectful or flippant manner: Behaving without proper respect or decorum.
The adverb "irreverently" describes how an action is performed—specifically, in a way that shows a lack of respect. It modifies verbs. - It is often used to describe speech, behavior, or treatment toward traditionally serious, formal, or holy subjects. - It can imply humor, criticism, or a deliberate challenge to authority or tradition.
- The comedian spoke irreverently about political figures, making the audience both laugh and gasp.
- Some historians argue that the ancient artifacts were irreverently handled by the early excavators.
- He chuckled irreverently during the solemn ceremony, drawing disapproving glances.
- The report criticized the company for irreverently dismissing the community's longstanding concerns.
- "to treat something irreverently": To handle or regard something without the respect it is conventionally accorded.
- The artist was known for treating classical motifs irreverently in her modern paintings.
- Cultural/Historical Context: The word can describe a historical attitude or action.
- During the revolution, statues of kings were often irreverently toppled.
- Irreverent (adjective): Showing a lack of respect.
- He has an irreverent sense of humor.
- Irreverence (noun): A lack of respect.
- His irreverence for tradition made him a controversial figure.
- Disrespectfully: In a manner showing a lack of respect.
- Flippantly: In a frivolously disrespectful way.
- Impiously (specifically toward religion): In a manner lacking reverence for God or sacred things.
- Saucily: In a cheeky or impertinent way.
- Reverently: With deep and solemn respect.
- Respectfully: In a way that shows esteem or consideration.
- Deferentially: In a manner showing submission to the judgment or opinion of another.
(Note: "Irreverently" itself is not typically part of a fixed phrasal verb or idiom. It is used descriptively within sentences.) - To poke irreverent fun at: To mock or joke about something in a disrespectful manner. - The satirical show pokes irreverent fun at current events.
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in an irreverent manner; clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used"
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in the seventeenth century England had known fifty years of doctrinal quarrels and civil war
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the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence
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