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impious(dictionary)

impious (iou)



impious adjective. M16.
[from Latin impius, formed as IM-2 + PIOUS: see -OUS.]
Not pious; lacking in reverence for God or a god; wicked, profane. M16.
S. K. Penman Those impious knaves even robbed the archbishop of a silver cross.
Lacking in respect or dutifulness. rare. E17.
impiously adverb L16.
impiousness noun (long rare) L16.