irrespective
[ir-i-spek-tiv]
- without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of): Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.
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Origin of irrespective
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Contemporary Examples
I do not begrudge the journalist for pursuing the unvarnished truth, irrespective of political consequences.
The agent would have to play along with the mood of the crowd to maintain cover, irrespective of personal feelings and reactions.
One negative article erases 10 positive ones, irrespective of how many people are reading the positive versus the negative ones.
And it was irrespective of the circumstances of the children who might have needed some help.
In 2011, irrespective of ground conditions, the NATO clock will go into reverse sweep.
Historical Examples
Let us see what constitutes infidelity, irrespective of marriage.
Sex=The Unknown QuantityAli Nomad
They are implacable and deadly foes of all humanity, irrespective of planet or race.
Spacehounds of IPCEdward Elmer Smith
It was like a lovely incantation, drawing him irrespective of his will.
The HuntressHulbert Footner
I couldn't go on caring about anybody, irrespective of their conduct, just because they were they.
The History of Sir Richard CalmadyLucas Malet
Moreover, this rule is irrespective of fraud, and is not confined to evidence.
The Path of the LawOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
irrespective
- irrespective of (preposition) without taking account of; regardless of
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- informal regardless; without due considerationhe carried on with his plan irrespective
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Word Origin and History for irrespective
adj.
1620s (implied in irrespectively), "disrespectful," from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + respective. Meaning "without taking account of (something)" is from 1690s. Main modern use is adverbial ("irrespective of"), attested from 1839.
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