attrite

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈtɹaɪt/

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

1. Alternative form of attrit.

From Latin attrītus (“ground”).

attrite (comparative more attrite, superlative most attrite)

1. (archaic) Regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment.

   Antonym: contrite

2. (archaic) Worn by rubbing or friction.

• tattier, titrate

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [atˈtriː.tɛ]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [at̪ˈt̪riː.t̪e]

attrīte

1. vocative masculine singular of attrītus