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impenitently

impenitently adverb: without repentance.

Adverb

impenitently (comparative more impenitently, superlative most impenitently)

  1. Without repentance.
    • "I'm sorry!" she flashed round on him, impenitently.1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “The Confidante”, in Encounters, page 51

Forms of impenitently

comparativemore impenitently
superlativemost impenitently

Origin of impenitently

From impenitent + -ly.

Questions about impenitently

What does impenitently mean?
Impenitently means without repentance.
What part of speech is impenitently?
Impenitently is an adverb.

Words near impenitently in the dictionary

  1. impenitence
  2. impenitences
  3. impenitencies
  4. impenitency
  5. impenitent
  6. impenitently
  7. impenitents
  8. impenitible
  9. impenitibleness
  10. impennate
  11. impenned

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