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Penitent
01
a person who feels sorrow for their sins or wrongdoing
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
penitents
Examples
The penitent knelt in the confessional, seeking absolution for his mistakes.
penitent
01
expressing sorrow for having done wrong
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most penitent
Comparative
more penitent
gradable
Examples
He was deeply penitent for the harsh words he had spoken in anger.
Lexical Tree
penitential
penitent
