impenitent
adjective /ɪmˈpen.ɪ.tənt/
/-t̬ənt/ formalDefinition
› not sorry or ashamed about something bad you have done: To this day she remains impenitent about her criminal past.Not showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions
(Definition of impenitent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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