Contrite Definition

kən-trīt, kŏntrīt
adjective
Feeling contrition; repentant.
Webster's New World
Showing or resulting from contrition.
Webster's New World
noun

A contrite person; a penitent.

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Origin of Contrite

  • Middle English contrit from Latin contrītus past participle of conterere to crush com- com- terere to grind terə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French contrit, from Latin contritus.

    From Wiktionary

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