attrite

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈtɹaɪt/

Etymology 1

Verb

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

  1. Alternative form of attrit

Etymology 2

From Latin attritus.

Adjective

attrite (comparative more attrite, superlative most attrite)

  1. regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment (compare contrite)

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Participle

attrīte

  1. vocative masculine singular of attrītus
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