What does irreverently mean?
Irreverently means In an irreverent manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In an irreverent manner..
He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame.
Elisha […] was able to call upon two she-bears to come and eat up the children who had treated him irreverently […]
Use irreverently when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Irreverently means In an irreverent manner..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include reverently, reverentially.
He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame.
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