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irreverent

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Showing a lack of solemn respect for something usually treated seriously.

The irreverent comedy pokes fun at the academy's ceremonies.

Dictionary practice example.

The director preferred an irreverent joke that gently deflated a pompous official's solemn self-presentation without using gross language.