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Adjective: contrite  kun'trIt
  1. Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offences
    "Most political advisors expected that short, nationally televised speech to be contrite"
    - remorseful, rueful, ruthful

See also: contriteness, penitent, repentant

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