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impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

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

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impenitent

/ ɪˈɛɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. not sorry or penitent; unrepentant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾٱԳ, noun
  • ˈԾٱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·i·ٱԳ ·i·ٱ· ·i·ٱԳ·Ա noun
  • ·i·ٱԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of impenitent1

1525–35; < Late Latin impaenitent- (stem of 貹ԾŧԲ ) unrepentant. See im- 2, penitent
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In Weidman’s novel, the main character, a garment industry climber named Harry Bogen, is an impenitent snake, a moral bottom feeder who knows no bottom.

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The 53-year-old king denies being an autocrat, and is impenitent about the lifestyle enjoyed by him and his fifteen wives, who between them occupy several state-funded palaces.

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In Maxwell’s impenitent gaze, we could see the broader audacity of the Epstein affair.

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By their telling, Epstein is an impenitent sexual abuser of children who in the past has sought to obstruct inquiries into his misdeeds and has virtually limitless means to escape justice.

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She loved that Lorraine was impenitent and fought out of professional duty, rather than to avenge, say, the loss of a husband or child.

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