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adjectiveuncontrite (comparative more uncontrite, superlative most uncontrite)
comparative more uncontrite · superlative most uncontrite
- Not contrite.
Merle gazed with horror upon the apparently uncontrite fratricide.
1921, Harry Leon Wilson, The Wrong Twin1 more example
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
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uncontrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrite
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“uncontrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncontrite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrite.
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