impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

1. not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.

   Synonyms: uncontrite, unrepentant, hardened

impenitent

/ ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt /

adjective

1. not sorry or penitent; unrepentant

Derived Forms

• imˈpenitence, noun
• imˈpenitently, adverb

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of impenitent¹

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

Example Sentences

Nay, even eternal ruin awaits the impenitent violator of Covenant engagements.

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The impenitent transgressor continues under the curse of the law.

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He pushed fiercely through the knot of boys, and strode as quickly as he could along the playground, angry and impenitent.

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It was a plea, the sole purpose of which was to enable them to live on as they were, immoral and impenitent.

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Even while he is still explicitly impenitent and defiant he tries to pull her round to the light that he may see her face.

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