Associations to the word «Irreverent»

Wiktionary

IRREVERENT, adjective. Lacking respect or seriousness.
IRREVERENT, adjective. Courageous, straightforward, saucy, having mass appeal, but likely to offend. Challenging the status quo, rocking the boat.

Dictionary definition

IRREVERENT, adjective. Showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists".
IRREVERENT, adjective. Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner".
IRREVERENT, adjective. Not revering god.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca