an impenitent criminal who said he'd do it all over again, given the chance
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For her part, having faced such criticism for over four decades, Newkirk remains blissfully impenitent.—
Jan Dutkiewicz,
Vox,
8 Aug. 2024 Among the various allegations put forward are reports of drugging and fascist group chats, slave labour and foot photograph farms, with the brand’s impenitent founder Stephan Marsan at its centre.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2024 But they were also imbued with a sense of impenitent joy that was paramount to the show.—
Tara Gonzalez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
21 June 2023
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin impaenitent-, impaenitens, from Latin in- + paenitent-, paenitens penitent