irreverently

English

Etymology

From irreverent +‎ -ly.

Adverb

irreverently (comparative more irreverently, superlative most irreverently)

1. In an irreverent manner.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:

     Elisha [...] was able to call upon two she-bears to come and eat up the children who had treated him irreverently[.]

Translations

in an irreverent manner

• French: irrévérencieusement (fr)
• Old English: bismerlīċe

References

• “irreverently”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “irreverently”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.