It had seemed - and was in part intended as - irreverent, and calculated to make austere churchmen and political moralists appear crude and unsophisticated.
The irreverent atmosphere of this early-morning space did not really facilitate 'collecting' musical texts, either for analytical or for pedagogical purposes.
Though certainly less public, she remained outspoken and at times irreverent.
Some people would probably take offense even at the use of their religion in a (somewhat irreverent) fictional example illustrating legal theory-and that is foreseeable.
In this regard, much of what he writes will be regarded as shocking and irreverent.
This is a fascinatingly irreverent and immensely quotable volume.
Australians had, by the late nineteenth century, a reputation for being somewhat irreverent towards imperial pomp.
The writing is best described as ' bouncy ', with a touch of irreverent exuberance, which would appeal to an undergraduate audience.
