unmortified

adjective

un·​mortified

"+

: not spiritually mortified

an undisciplined and unmortified spirit

—Jeremy Taylor

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + mortified, past participle of mortifien to mortify

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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