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| con·trite [ kən trt ] |
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1. repentant: deeply sorry for having behaved wrongly
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2. arising from sense of guilt: done or said out of a sense of guilt or remorse
 full of contrite promises
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin contritus, past participle of conterere "rub together" < terere "rub"] |
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 con·trite·ly adverb |
 con·trite·ness noun |
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