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impenitent

[im-pen-i-tuhnt] / ɪmˈpɛn ɪ tənt /
ADJECTIVE
unrepentant
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In Gainsborough’s painting Germain looks imperious and impenitent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

In Maxwell’s impenitent gaze, we could see the broader audacity of the Epstein affair.

From The New Yorker Aug. 16, 2019

She loved that Lorraine was impenitent and fought out of professional duty, rather than to avenge, say, the loss of a husband or child.

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2017

But her new employer, Politico Europe, was keen to appoint an impenitent to fire warning shots across the commission’s bow.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2015

Suddenly her eyes, impenitent once more, danced with mischief and her smile broke like a sun flash over her face.

From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh




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