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contrite

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con·trite  (kn-trt, kntrt)
adj.
1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.
2. Arising from or expressing contrition: contrite words.

[Middle English contrit, from Latin contrtus, past participle of conterere, to crush : com-, com- + terere, to grind; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]

con·tritely adv.
con·triteness n.

contrite
Adjective
full of guilt or regret [Latin contritus worn out]
contritely adv
contrition n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contrite - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

contrite
adjective sorry, humble, chastened, sorrowful, repentant, remorseful, regretful, penitent, conscience-stricken, in sackcloth and ashes
Translations
French contrite [ˈkɔntraɪt] adjcontrit(e)
German contrite [ˈkɔntraɪt] adjzerknirscht
Italian contrite [ˈkɔntraɪt] adjcontrito/a

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As to all the rest, he was humble and contrite, and I never knew him complain.
The fact was that the ivory hook of the parasol had caught in the chain gear, and when the first attempt at drawing water was made, the little offering of a contrite heart was jerked up, bent, its strong ribs jammed into the well side, and entangled with a twig root.
It stood on a green hill, but of a green not of this world, and it was surrounded by massive walls and bastions to be stormed by no machines or engines of man's invention, but by prayer and fasting, by contrite sighs and by mortifications of the flesh.
 
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