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unreverential

unreverential adjective: not reverential.

Adjective

unreverential (comparative more unreverential, superlative most unreverential)

  1. Not reverential.
    • She kneeled, it was true: but with heart unlowly, unreverential, full of indignation and rebellion1882, Mary Cowden Clarke, Isabella; The Votaress, page 134

Forms of unreverential

comparativemore unreverential
superlativemost unreverential

Origin of unreverential

From un- + reverential.

Words formed from unreverential

Questions about unreverential

What does unreverential mean?
Unreverential means not reverential.
What part of speech is unreverential?
Unreverential is an adjective.

Words near unreverential in the dictionary

  1. unreverence
  2. unreverenced
  3. unreverend
  4. unreverendly
  5. unreverent
  6. unreverential
  7. unreverentially
  8. unreverently
  9. unrevering
  10. unreversable
  11. unreversal

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