Meaning

1 senses

  1. A contrite person; a penitent.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Tom was very contrite.

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  2. Tom looks contrite.

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  3. Tom seemed contrite.

    ruТом выглядел раскаивающимся. — sharptoothed

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  4. She fidgeted, looking noticeably contrite.

    deSie zappelte und wirkte spürbar zerknirscht. — Lenjo

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  5. Tom looked so contrite that for a moment Mary nearly believed that he really was sorry for what he had said.

    deTom sah so zerknirscht aus, dass Maria einen Augenblick lang glaubte, er bereue tatsächlich, was er gesagt hatte. — raggione

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Origin

From Middle English contrit, from Old French contrit, from Latin contrītus (literally “gro

From Middle English contrit, from Old French contrit, from Latin contrītus (literally “ground to pieces”), perfect passive participle of conterō (“grind, bruise”), from con- + terō (“rub, wear away”).

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Forms

plural: contrites
Singularcontrite
Pluralcontrites

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
contravenecontributeB1contributionB1contributorcontriveC2controlB1controller

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