nonredemptive

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ redemptive

Adjective[edit]

nonredemptive (not comparable)

  1. Not redemptive
    • 2007 February 15, A. O. Scott, “Whimsy, Pessimism and ‘Lady Chatterley’ in Berlin”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.