ˈblasfəməs, -laa-, -lai-, now chiefly in substand speech (ˈ) ̷ ̷|sfēməs adjective
Etymology: Late Latin blasphemus, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking — more at blame
1. : speaking or writing blasphemy : impiously irreverent
the blasphemous Swinburne is a very good though hardly a great poet — H.N.Fairchild
2. : constituting blasphemy
observing stiffly that such audacious claims were blasphemous — M.L.Bach
: profane
a blasphemous epithet
Synonyms: see impious