Penitent, remorseful. Also: regretful.
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释义 | society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [adjective] > penitent or contrite (19) rueingOE Penitent, remorseful. Also: regretful. repentantc1230 Experiencing repentance; feeling contrition or regret for past sins or actions; penitent. Also with of, for. contritea1340 figurative. Crushed or broken in spirit by a sense of sin, and so brought to complete penitence. penitent1341 That repents with sincere desire to amend the sin or wrongdoing; repentant, contrite. compunctc1384 ‘Pricked’ in heart or conscience by consciousness of wrongdoing; affected with compunction. (Usually construed as a participle.) repentingc1405 That repents. compuncteda1425 = compunct, adj. contrited1483 = contrite, adj. 2; reduced to contrition. repentful1561 Full of repentance. repentable1571 Of an action: that can or should be repented of; regrettable. Also: †repentant (obsolete). relenting1576 That relents (in various senses). remorsed1579 That is filled with or characterized by remorse; remorseful. Also as n.: a remorseful person. remorseful1590 Filled with remorse; characterized or caused by remorse. repent1598 Repentant. remording1614 that feels remorse, remorseful; (also) causing remorse. compunctiousa1616 Of the nature of, characterized by, or expressing compunction; remorseful. repentive1620 Repentant. compunctionate1681 Affected with compunction, contrite. resipiscent1872 That returns to sanity, or to one's senses. |
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