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[ ri-mawrs-fuhl ] / rɪˈmɔrs fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR remorseful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefull of remorse. characterized by or due to remorse: a remorseful mood. Origin of remorsefulFirst recorded in 1585–95; remorse + -ful SYNONYMS FOR remorseful1, 2 contrite, regretful, penitent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR remorseful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM remorsefulre·morse·ful·ly, adverbre·morse·ful·ness, nounun·re·morse·ful, adjectiveun·re·morse·ful·ly, adverb un·re·morse·ful·ness, noun Words nearby remorsefulremonstrate, remontant, remontoir, remora, remorse, remorseful, remorseless, remortgage, remote, remote access, remote control Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for remorsefulHe is remorseful, and he does feel compelled now to do what he can to help his victims. Why Trust What Bernie Madoff Says About JP Morgan Now?|Burt Ross|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Has he publicly stated that he is remorseful about his crimes? My Professor, the Killer: Why Dr. James St. James Should Stay|Joelle Charbonneau|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Now he claims he is remorseful and wants to help young people avoid repeating his mistakes. Utah Man Awaits Firing Squad|The Daily Beast|June 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST But the remorseful young men who are willing to appear in front of the Western cameras are not the whole story. Rehab the Terrorists...With Love|Robert Lacey|May 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She wished to imagine him desperate, remorseful, beside himself with jealousy. Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston I stopped in sheer bewilderment, shot through and through with keenest agonies of remorseful recollection. The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde Renouard did not like being asked about his people, for whom he had a profound and remorseful affection. Within the Tides|Joseph Conrad But at the next turn of the road she was waiting, remorseful. Kildares of Storm|Eleanor Mercein Kelly Then Vivien had turned penitent about her fears, and remorseful for the expression of them. Second String|Anthony Hope
Words related to remorsefulapologetic, regretful, sad, repentant, contrite, sorry, sorrowful, conscience-stricken, mournful, penitent, rueful, compunctious, penitential, attritional, chastened, self-reproachful |