Remorseful

//ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Feeling or filled with remorse.

    "He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution."

  2. 2
    Expressing or caused by remorse.

    "There was a remorseful look on her face."

Adjective
  1. 1
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
penitentapologeticregretfulanxiousapologeticashamed

Example

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"Dan didn't even appear remorseful."

Etymology

From remorse + -ful.

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