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    IRREVERENTLY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adverb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    In an irreverent mannerplay

    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 respectplay

    Example:

    the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence

    Classified under:

    Adverbs

    Antonym:

    reverently (with reverence; in a reverent manner)

    Pertainym:

    irreverent (showing lack of due respect or veneration)

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