IRREVERENTLY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an irreverent manner

Example:

in the seventeenth century England had known fifty years of doctrinal quarrels and civil war; clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

irreverent (showing lack of due respect or veneration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Without respect

Example:

the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

reverently (with reverence; in a reverent manner)