irreverently

Words with a similar base: irreverently

'irreverently'

[irreverently.r.01] as in: without respect

Examples:
the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence

'irreverently'

[irreverently.r.02] as in: in an irreverent manner

Examples:
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

Origins

					irreverently (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── irreverent (English)
    ├── ir- (English)
    └── reverent (English)

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