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Attrite
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adjective
Attrite
adj.
1.
Rubbed; worn by friction.
2.
(Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; opposed to contrite.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Attrite" Quotes from Famous Books
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floury, farinaceous, branny^, furfuraceous^, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous^, psammous^; arenose^, arenarious^, arenaceous^; gritty, efflorescent, impalpable; lentiginous^, lepidote^, sabuline^; sporaceous^, sporous^. pulverizable; friable, crumbly, shivery; pulverized &c v.;
attrite
^; in pieces.
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— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
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