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Webster 1913 Edition
Remorseful
Re-morse′ful
(-m?rs′f?l)
, Adj.
1.
Full of remorse.
The full tide of
remorseful
passion had abated. Sir W. Scott.
2.
Compassionate; feeling tenderly.
[Obs.]
Shak.
3.
Exciting pity; pitiable.
[Obs.]
Chapman.
Re-morse′ful-ly
, adv.
Re-morse′ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Remorseful
REMORSEFUL
,Adj.
1.
Full of remorse.2.
Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Not in use.]3.
Pitiable. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
remorseful
remorseful
English
Adjective
remorseful (comparative more remorseful, superlative most remorseful)
- (of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.
- He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
- Expressing or caused by remorse.
- There was a remorseful look on her face.
Synonyms
- penitent
- apologetic
- regretful
- Wikisaurus:remorseful
Antonyms
Translations
feeling or filled with remorse
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expressing or caused by remorse
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Related terms
References
- remorseful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “remorseful” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "remorseful" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.