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irrespective

adjective
ir·​respective | \ "+\

Definition of irrespective

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

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