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RUTHFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Synonyms:
contrite; remorseful; rueful; ruthful
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Similar:
penitent; repentant (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)
Derivation:
ruthfulness (a state of gloomy sorrow)