irreverently

[US]/i'revərəntli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a disrespectful or impolite manner

Example Sentences

He irreverently mocked the teacher in front of the whole class.

She irreverently disregarded the rules and did whatever she wanted.

The comedian irreverently joked about sensitive topics during his stand-up routine.

The artist irreverently painted over the traditional portrait, creating a modern masterpiece.

The journalist irreverently criticized the government's policies in her latest article.

He irreverently questioned the authority of the council during the town hall meeting.

She irreverently ignored the traditional etiquette and greeted everyone with a high five.

The rebellious teenager irreverently challenged the school's dress code by wearing ripped jeans.

The author irreverently reimagined a classic fairy tale with a dark and twisted plot.

The chef irreverently experimented with unconventional ingredients to create a unique dish.

Real-world Examples

Again, I returned to Dr.Jayne and questioned his judgment irreverently.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

They've got irreverently British nicknames like the Gherkin, the Cheese Grater and the Walkie Talkie.

Source: 6 Minute English

By calling them irreverently British, he suggests that being irreverent is quite typically British! Now, Rob, you're quite typically British but are you irreverent?

Source: 6 Minute English

And we have stolen upon Miss Hepzibah Pyncheon, too irreverently, at the instant of time when the patrician lady is to be transformed into the plebeian woman.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

Broad mirth, in the sacred presence of dark misfortune, would have jarred harshly and irreverently with the solemn symphony that rolled its undertone through Hepzibah's and her brother's life.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

His omnipotence is made to swallow up, or preside over his other attributes, and those mortals are supposed to limit his power irreverently, who think that it must be regulated by his wisdom.

Source: Defending Feminism (Part 1)

She now skipped irreverently from one grave to another; until, coming to the broad flat, armorial tombstone of a departed worthy, —perhaps of Isaac Johnson himself, —she began to dance upon it.

Source: Red characters

" Yes; but this—I dare say you will think it an absurd prejudice; but a human body, to me, is a sacred thing; I don't like to see it treated irreverently and made hideous" .

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

Then abruptly the table broke up--the moment when the guests had been daringly lifted above conviviality into the rarer atmosphere of sentiment, was over before it could be irreverently breathed, before they had half realized it was there.

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

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