CONTRITE


Meaning of CONTRITE in English

adj.1 completely penitent.

2 feeling remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

3 (of an action) showing a contrite spirit.

Derivatives:

contritely adv. contriteness n.

Etymology: ME f. OF contrit f. L contritus bruised (as COM-, terere trit- rub)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.