adj. 1. Not spiritually or morally reformed; sinful or unrepentant. 2. Persistently unwilling to accept change; obstinate: "a senator who had been an unregenerate foe to woman suffrage" (Lillian Faderman). un′re·gener·a·ble adj. un′re·gener·a·cy (-ə-sē) n. un′re·gener·ate·ly adv. |
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