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impenitente

unrepentant

adjective eem-peh-nee-TEN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Origin: From Latin impaenitens: in- (not) + paenitens (repenting).

Also means

impenitent

Usage Note

Impenitente is invariable for gender: un peccatore impenitente, una peccatrice impenitente. Used both in religious contexts (unrepentant sinner) and ironically in everyday speech to describe someone who cheerfully refuses to change a habit: un fumatore impenitente = 'an unrepentant smoker'.

Examples

"Era un bugiardo impenitente che non chiedeva mai scusa."

Natural Translation

He was an unrepentant liar who never apologised.

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