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  • 51rueful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sorrowful, regretful, doleful; pitiable, deplorable, pathetic. See dejection, pain, regret. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Penitent] Syn. contrite, remorseful, regretful; see ashamed , sorry 1 . 2.… …

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  • 52apologetic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. contrite, remorseful, sorry, penitent, repentant, regretful, supplicating, retracting, self effacing, self reproachful, self condemnatory, self incriminating, explanatory, extenuating, atoning, expiatory, rueful,… …

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  • 53penitent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. repentant, sorrowful, contrite; see sorry 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PEN i tunt] sorry, contrite, regretful. The truly penitent shall be forgiven their misdeeds. SYN.: sorry, sorrowful,… …

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  • 54regretful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. penitent, remorseful, conscience stricken, frustrated; see apologetic , sorry 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. sorry, contrite, ashamed, apologetic, conscience stricken, guilty, penitent, self reproachful, *sadder… …

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  • 55remorsefully — adverb see remorseful …

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  • 56remorsefulness — noun see remorseful …

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