Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.
- adjective Arising from or expressing contrition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bruised; worn.
- Hence—2. Broken in spirit by a sense of guilt; conscience-stricken; humbled; penitent: as, a contrite sinner.
- Synonyms Repentant, sorrowful. For comparison, see
repentance . - noun A contrite person; a penitent.
- To make humble or penitent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A contrite person.
- verb In a contrite manner.
- adjective obsolete Thoroughly bruised or broken.
- adjective Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Sincerely
penitent or feelingregret orsorrow , especially for one’s ownactions ;apologetic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This book comes with its head down, in contrite manner, but its eyes sparkling for the adventures its had.
Wild Mind: Writing as Spiritual Practice | Write to Done 2009
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No apology, no matter how contrite, is ever deemed sufficient.
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I just can't wait for the moment when John McCain -- contrite and suddenly honorable again in victory or defeat -- talks about how things got a little out of control in the passion of the moment.
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No apology, no matter how contrite, is ever deemed sufficient.
An Unlikely Comparison To Native Apology « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Remain contrite and humble when talking to the desk clerk who has just emphatically told you that no pets are allowed.
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Remain contrite and humble when talking to the desk clerk who has just emphatically told you that no pets are allowed.
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Remain contrite and humble when talking to the desk clerk who has just emphatically told you that no pets are allowed.
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Remain contrite and humble when talking to the desk clerk who has just emphatically told you that no pets are allowed.
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Remain contrite and humble when talking to the desk clerk who has just emphatically told you that no pets are allowed.
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Remain contrite and humble when talking to the desk clerk who has just emphatically told you that no pets are allowed.
singingjesus commented on the word contrite
In its Biblical context, this word means 'broken', as in broken down until nothing is left.
February 14, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word contrite
con-trite: against cliches, for change
April 27, 2011
Azr commented on the word contrite
'Reuevoll', 'Reuig' TOP 10: 5)
S: Regretfull, Remorseful, Repentant, Penitent, Sorrowful
A: Remorseless, Unrepented, Indifferent
October 25, 2013