attrite
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]attrite (third-person singular simple present attrites, present participle attriting, simple past and past participle attrited)
- Alternative form of attrit
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Latin attrītus (“ground”).
Adjective
[edit]attrite (comparative more attrite, superlative most attrite)
- Regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment.
- Antonym: contrite
- Worn by rubbing or friction.
Derived terms
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit](Classical Latin) IPA(key): /atˈtriː.te/, [ät̪ˈt̪riːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /atˈtri.te/, [ät̪ˈt̪riːt̪e]
Participle
[edit]attrīte