Grieving and Penitent

Grieving

Grieving adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Penitent and grieving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Grieving".

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grieve, grief, grieved

Penitent

Penitent adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Usage example: a penitent gossip who had come to ask for forgiveness

Grieving and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grieving" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently
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