REMORSEFUL

contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful

(adjective) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

remorseful (comparative more remorseful, superlative most remorseful)

(of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.

Expressing or caused by remorse.

Synonyms

• penitent

• apologetic

• regretful

• remorseful

Antonyms

• remorseless

• unremorseful

• unrepentant

Source: Wiktionary


Re*morse"ful (-mrs"fl), a.

1. Full of remorse. The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. Sir W. Scott.

2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] Shak.

3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] Chapman.

– Re*morse"ful*ly, adv.

– Re*morse"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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