attrite

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈtɹaɪt/
Audio (US) (file)

Verb

attrite (third-person singular simple present attrites, present participle attriting, simple past and past participle attrited)

Alternative form of attrit

Derived terms

attriter

Etymology 2

From Latin attrītus (“ground”).

Adjective

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

attriteness

Anagrams

tattier, titrate

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /atˈtriː.te/, [ät̪ˈt̪riːt̪ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /atˈtri.te/, [ät̪ˈt̪riːt̪e]

Participle

attrīte

vocative masculine singular of attrītus

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