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unpenitent

unpenitent adjective: not penitent; impenitent.

Adjective

unpenitent (comparative more unpenitent, superlative most unpenitent)

  1. Not penitent; impenitent.
    • God will not relieve th'unpenitent,
      Nor to the pray'rs of wicked souls consent1636, G[eorge] S[andys], “(please specify the page)”, in A Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David. And upon the Hymnes Dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments, London: [Andrew Hebb […]], →OCLC

Forms of unpenitent

comparativemore unpenitent
superlativemost unpenitent

Origin of unpenitent

From un- + penitent.

Words formed from unpenitent

Questions about unpenitent

What does unpenitent mean?
Unpenitent means not penitent; impenitent.
What part of speech is unpenitent?
Unpenitent is an adjective.

Words near unpenitent in the dictionary

  1. unpenetrated
  2. unpenetrating
  3. unpenetrative
  4. unpenguinlike
  5. unpenised
  6. unpenitent
  7. unpenitently
  8. unpennable
  9. unpennanted
  10. unpenned
  11. unpennied

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