the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Full of remorse.
adj. Compassionate; feeling tenderly.
adj. Exciting pity; pitiable.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Full of remorse; impressed with a sense of guilt.
Compassionate; feeling tenderly.
Causing compassion; pitiable.
Synonyms See repentance.
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adj. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Word Usage
""Fleda, Mamma, will be wrapped in remorseful recollections of having enacted a mob last evening, and have enough occupation in considering how she shall repair damages.""