Impious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Lacking due respect or dutifulness; "impious toward one's parents"; "an undutiful son".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The impious teenager regularly disobeyed his parents' rules and often spoke to them with disdain.
- Their impious actions toward their ancestors by selling the family heirlooms were met with outrage from the community.
- He was accused of being an impious child, showing little regard for his parents' values and traditions.
- Her impious attitude towards her elders shocked everyone at the family gathering.
- The impious language used in the song sparked controversy, with many believing it to be a mockery of revered figures.
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Meaning 2
Lacking piety or reverence for a god.
Classification
All adjective clusters.