as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
irreverent behavior during church services
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Much like Catastrophe, Derry Girls combines irreverent farce with weightier issues that sometimes take you by surprise but never betray the series’ light-hearted metier.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Its style of irreverent humor and stream-of-consciousness dialogue stopped being entertaining around the time Tales for the Borderlands came out in 2014.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2024
Her debut collection, A Bit Much, features her irreverent poetry, full of clever wordplay, deep feelings, and poignant observations about motherhood and the female experience.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
Stories of Sun Wukong’s mischievous, and often irreverent, behavior made their rounds throughout traditional Chinese society.
—Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Its style of irreverent humor and stream-of-consciousness dialogue stopped being entertaining around the time Tales for the Borderlands came out in 2014.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2024
Her debut collection, A Bit Much, features her irreverent poetry, full of clever wordplay, deep feelings, and poignant observations about motherhood and the female experience.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
Stories of Sun Wukong’s mischievous, and often irreverent, behavior made their rounds throughout traditional Chinese society.
—Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
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