impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.

Origin of impenitent

1
1525–35; <Late Latin impaenitent- (stem of impaenitēns) unrepentant. See im-2, penitent

Other words for impenitent

Other words from impenitent

  • im·pen·i·tence, im·pen·i·ten·cy, im·pen·i·tent·ness, noun
  • im·pen·i·tent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for impenitent

impenitent

/ (ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt) /


adjective
  1. not sorry or penitent; unrepentant

Derived forms of impenitent

  • impenitence, impenitence or impenitentness, noun
  • impenitently, adverb

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