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)
  2. worn by rubbing or friction

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Participle

attrīte

  1. vocative masculine singular of attrītus
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