repentant
[ri-pen-tnt, -pen-tuh nt]
- repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
- characterized by or showing repentance: a repentant mood.
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Origin of repentant
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Examples from the Web for unrepentant
Contemporary Examples
When most of us think of the premier retirement destination for unrepentant Nazis, our minds immediately turn to South America.
Opie is devastated, Anthony is unrepentant, and their fans are livid and seeking revenge.
Surely peace negotiations will not resume if an unrepentant Hamas remains a partner.
It has split the ranks of feminists and inspired a grotesque but much-commented manifesto by unrepentant chauvinists.
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The Sopranos lives in the pantheon of great TV despite its hero being an unrepentant serial killer.
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Historical Examples
Now that she had time to think over her own tragedy, she was unrepentant.
Howards EndE. M. Forster
Days passed; and he went about his lessons and his work, silent, grim, and unrepentant.
Little MenLouisa May Alcott
But he looked at her, unrepentant, with the light of triumph in his eyes.
A Modern Chronicle, CompleteWinston Churchill
But what of the unconverted—the unbelieving—the unrepentant—the unprepared?
Life and Times of DavidCharles Henry Mackintosh
They spoke a language which left no doubt as to the future of unrepentant sinners.
The Story of MankindHendrik Van Loon
unrepentant
- not repentant or contrite
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repentant
- reproaching oneself for one's past actions or sins; contrite
- characterized by or proceeding from a sense of contritiona repentant heart; his repentant words
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Word Origin and History for unrepentant
repentant
adj.
early 13c., from Old French repentant "penitent" (12c.), present participle of repentir (see repent).
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