contrite
adjective
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
uncontrite
-
a word derived from
contrite.
Example Sentences
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He was uncontrite afterward, referring to the well known Vilanova by the wrong name.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2016
Adj. impenitent, uncontrite, obdurate; hard, hardened; seared, recusant; unrepentant; relentless, remorseless, graceless, shriftless†. lost, incorrigible, irreclaimable. unreconstructed, unregenerate, unreformed; unrepented†, unreclaimed†, unatoned.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
