irrespective

adjective

ir·​respective

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1

obsolete : lacking in respect : disrespectful

2

archaic : functioning without or having no regard for persons, conditions, circumstances, or consequences

oversteps in his irrespective zeal every decency and every right

—S. T. Coleridge

Word History

Etymology

in- entry 1 + respective

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