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uncontrite

uncontrite adjective: not contrite.

Adjective

uncontrite (comparative more uncontrite, superlative most uncontrite)

  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

Forms of uncontrite

comparativemore uncontrite
superlativemost uncontrite

Origin of uncontrite

From un- + contrite.

Words formed from uncontrite

Questions about uncontrite

What does uncontrite mean?
Uncontrite means not contrite.
What part of speech is uncontrite?
Uncontrite is an adjective.

Words near uncontrite in the dictionary

  1. uncontrasted
  2. uncontrasting
  3. uncontributed
  4. uncontributing
  5. uncontributory
  6. uncontrite
  7. uncontritely
  8. uncontrivable
  9. uncontrived
  10. uncontrivedly
  11. uncontriving

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