Contrite and Mournful

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Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Usage example: being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting

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Mournful and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mournful" instead an adjective "Contrite".

Nearby Words: contrition, contritely

Mournful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

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Contrite and mournful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrite" instead an adjective "Mournful".

Nearby Words: mournfully, mourning, mourn, mourned, mourner

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