(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:33:13

Ir*rev"er*ent (?), a. [L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F. irr'ev'erent. See In- not, and Reverent.]

Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest.

 

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