remorseful

3 definitions found

remorseful - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Remorseful \Re*morse"ful\ (-m?rs"f?l), a.
     1. Full of remorse.
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              The full tide of remorseful passion had abated.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster] -- Re*morse"ful*ly, adv. --
        Re*morse"ful*ness, n.
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remorseful - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  remorseful
      adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
             [syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful]

remorseful - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "remorseful":
     anxious, apologetic, ashamed, bad, bitter, compunctious,
     conscience-smitten, conscience-stricken, contrite, embarrassed,
     full of remorse, guilty, humbled, humiliated, mortified, penitent,
     penitential, regretful, repentant, repining, rueful, self-accusing,
     self-condemning, self-convicting, self-debasing, self-flagellating,
     self-humiliating, self-punishing, self-reproaching, shamed,
     shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy about,
     wistful, woeful