im·pen·i·tent

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

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

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


unrepentant, uncontrite, hardened.
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impenitent (ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not sorry or penitent; unrepentant
 
im'penitence
 
n
 
im'penitence
 
n
 
im'penitentness
 
n
 
im'penitently
 
adv

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