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irreverential

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ir-rev-er-en-tial
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not reverential.

Etymology

From Latin irreverentia (“irreverence”) + -al. By surface analysis, ir- + reverential.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more irreverential (comparative) most irreverential (superlative)

Questions

What does irreverential mean?
Not reverential.
Where does irreverential come from?
From Latin irreverentia (“irreverence”) + -al. By surface analysis, ir- + reverential.

How to pronounce irreverential

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