contrite \KON-tryt; kuhn-TRYT\, adjective:

1. Deeply affected with grief and regret for having done wrong; penitent; as, “a contrite sinner.”

2. Expressing or arising from contrition; as, “contrite words.”

From: Dictionary.reference.com


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