remorseful

The definition of remorseful is contrite, regretful or sorry.

(adjective)

If you feel bad about having stolen something and you wish you had not done it, this is an example of when you are remorseful.

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See remorseful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of remorse; feeling, expressing, or caused by remorse

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See remorseful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Marked by or filled with remorse.

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  • re·morseˈful·ly adverb
  • re·morseˈful·ness noun

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