Associations to the word «Irreverent»

Wiktionary

IRREVERENT, adjective. Lacking respect or seriousness.
IRREVERENT, adjective. Courageous, straightforward, saucy, having mass appeal, but likely to offend. Challenging the status quo, rocking the boat.

Dictionary definition

IRREVERENT, adjective. Showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists".
IRREVERENT, adjective. Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner".
IRREVERENT, adjective. Not revering god.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King