Nonredemptive
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not redemptive not-comparable
"Maria Speth’s “Madonnas,” a German-language film about an aimless, reckless young mother of five trying to get her life back together, might have been a Sundance film (it has some resemblance to “SherryBaby” ) but for the English subtitles and the decidedly nonredemptive ending."
Example
More examples"Maria Speth’s “Madonnas,” a German-language film about an aimless, reckless young mother of five trying to get her life back together, might have been a Sundance film (it has some resemblance to “SherryBaby” ) but for the English subtitles and the decidedly nonredemptive ending."
Etymology
From non- + redemptive.
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