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Definition of "impiously" [impiously]

  • In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly. (adverb)

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Use "impiously" in a sentence
  • "Mr. Krauthammer rather turns Benjamin Franklin's logic on its head with his paraphrasing, quite "impiously" indeed, as many of the very policies Mr. Krauthammer advocates with such alacrity (an unbridled executive, use of torture, preemptive war) run directly contra Franklin's admonition to fight the preserve a constitutional Republic."
  • "But days later, the media spotlight swung impiously to Buckingham Palace as Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles."
  • "Unless, of course, the Rev Muslims would argue that humor of any kind directed at Islam or Mohammad is by its very nature too legere, impiously distracting, short on gravitas, tending to corrupt."
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