Guilty and Penitential

Guilty

Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: she was burdened with a guilty conscience after stealing the newspaper from the newsstand

Penitential and guilty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitential" instead an adjective "Guilty".

Nearby Words: guilt, guiltless, guiltiness, guiltily

Penitential

Penitential adjective - Showing or constituting penance.
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Guilty and penitential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guilty" instead an adjective "Penitential".

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