impious

[ im-pee-uhs, im-pahy- ]
/ ˈɪm pi əs, ɪmˈpaɪ- /

adjective

not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
disrespectful.

Origin of impious

1565–75; < Latin impius. See im-2, pious

SYNONYMS FOR impious

1 sacrilegious, blasphemous, irreverent.

OTHER WORDS FROM impious

im·pi·ous·ly, adverb im·pi·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby impious

imphal, impi, impiety, impinge, impingement attack, impious, impish, impitoyable, implacable, implacental, implant

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British Dictionary definitions for impiously

impious
/ (ˈɪmpɪəs) /

adjective

lacking piety or reverence for a god; ungodly
lacking respect; undutiful

Derived forms of impious

impiously, adverb impiousness, noun