uncontrite

adj

uncontrite

adj

Etymology From un- + contrite.

1

Not contrite.

  • Merle gazed with horror upon the apparently uncontrite fratricide.1921, Harry Leon Wilson, The Wrong Twin:
  • Though largely uncontrite, parson Samuel Parris, a driving force behind the witch hunt, did receive some punishment when the town, cash-strapped and feeling a little used, decided not to pay his salary.2007 June 15, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader:
Derived terms
uncontritely

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