remorseful

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

remorseful
    adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
           [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {ruthful}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Remorseful \Re*morse"ful\ (-m?rs"f?l), a.
   1. Full of remorse.
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            The full tide of remorseful passion had abated.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] --Chapman.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*morse"ful*ly}, adv. --
      {Re*morse"ful*ness}, n.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 Moby Thesaurus words for "remorseful":
      anxious, apologetic, ashamed, bad, bitter, compunctious,
      conscience-smitten, conscience-stricken, contrite, embarrassed,
      full of remorse, guilty, humbled, humiliated, mortified, penitent,
      penitential, regretful, repentant, repining, rueful, self-accusing,
      self-condemning, self-convicting, self-debasing, self-flagellating,
      self-humiliating, self-punishing, self-reproaching, shamed,
      shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy about,
      wistful, woeful

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