irreverently

Definitions of irreverently
  1. adverb
    in an irreverent manner
    “clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used”
  2. adverb
    without respect
    “the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence”
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    antonyms:
    reverently
    with reverence; in a reverent manner
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