Word familyadverbimpiouslyadjectiveimpiousnounimpiousness
im·pi·ous /ˈɪmpiəs/adjectiveadj formal
RELIGIONlacking respect for religion or God 〔对宗教或上帝〕不恭敬的，不虔诚的 → impiety
an impious crime
大不敬之罪
—impiouslyadverbadv
—impiousness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
impious• This impious crime, wrote Ammianus, for ever stained the reign of Constantius.• And I have heard a name given already to the impious thief who dared disturb her.• In that case it would be impious to consult the Oracle.• Ramsey, so shamefully plundered and denuded by impious villains?• Change was popularly associated with the impious ways of foreign heretics.