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impish >

im·pi·ous

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ADJECTIVE:

Lacking reverence; not pious.
Lacking due respect or dutifulness: impious toward one's parents.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin impius : in-, not ; see in-¹ + pius, dutiful

OTHER FORMS:
impi·ous·ly(Adverb), impi·ous·ness(Noun)

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