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iconoclastically
adverb
uk /aɪˌkɒn.əˈklæs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us /aɪˌkɑː.nəˈklæs.tɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions:
Their approach to Shakespeare involves iconoclastically demolishing traditional stories about him.
He enjoyed iconoclastically smashing the idols of traditional Protestant scholarship.
He's an actor with an iconoclastically mischievous sense of humour.
In her new book, she iconoclastically smashes various cultural and gender stereotypes.
The climax of Holst's "Venus" really does become - and iconoclastically so - the largo cello solo.
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