contrite
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
contrite /kənˈtrʌɪt, ˈkɒntrʌɪt/
▶adjective feeling or expressing remorse.
– derivatives
contritely adverb,
contriteness noun.
contritely adverb,
contriteness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. contrit, from L. contritus, past part. of conterere ‘grind down, wear away’.
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