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Agenbite

/əˈɡɛnbʌɪt/ · noun

Meaning

(often purposely archaic) Remorse, ayenbite..

Example Sentences

Speaking to me. They wash and tub and scrub. Agenbite of inwit. Conscience.
A special property of all social extensions of the body is that they return to plague the inventors in a kind of agenbite of outwit.'
But more to the point here, the agenbite is, if not a Jewish condition, then more pervasive among Jews than any other group, by a wide margin.
[…]habitude of writers challenged by the affliction of an over-agenbite and inwit to match.

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What does agenbite mean?

Agenbite means (often purposely archaic) Remorse, ayenbite..

What is a synonym for agenbite?

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How do you use agenbite in a sentence?

Speaking to me. They wash and tub and scrub. Agenbite of inwit. Conscience.

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