unreverentialadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnrɛvəˈrɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌənˌrɛvəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Not characterized by or expressing reverence; irreverent. Cf. reverential adj. 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > irreverence > [adjective]
unreverenta1425
aweless1440
irreverent1550
unreverendc1562
irreverend1576
unawful1627
irreverential1652
unreverential1793
1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I Diedmygawl, unreverential.
1825 H. Walter in Primer Pref. p. xi Changing a few words and expressions..which would, at this day, have suggested light and unreverential thoughts.
1876 New Q. Mag. 6 79 His son had once in his unreverential boyhood undutifully compared his father's rare and ominous smile to the setting of a very stiff rat trap.
1905 Japan Weekly Mail 1 Apr. 361/2 The minds of the parents of school children are so petty, uncharitable and unreverential that they would not consent to have their children listen to the Sermon on the Mount.
1970 Pacific Hist. Rev. 39 113 A hard core of unreverential citizens determined on tearing down its unique collection of antebellum structures.
2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 Jan. 28 The staging will take a fresh and unreverential approach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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