contrite

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Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic
broken in spirit because of a sense of sin
{a} truly penitent, very sorrowful, worn
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
{s} regretful, penitent, remorseful
Thoroughly bruised or broken
In a contrite manner
feeling regret for a fault or offence feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent
If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong. = apologetic. feeling guilty and sorry for something bad that you have done (contrit, from , past participle of conterere , from com- ( COM-) + terere )
feeling regret for a fault or offence
Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one's own actions; apologetic
A contrite person
contritely
{a} in a penitent manner
contriteness
{n} contrition, real repentance, grief
contritely
regretfully, remorsefully, penitently
contritely
in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
contritely
In a contrite manner
contriteness
{i} repentance, regretfulness, remorse
contriteness
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
contriteness
Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition
contriteness
The state of being contrite
contrite
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