repentant
repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
characterized by or showing repentance: a repentant mood.
Origin of repentant
1Other words from repentant
- re·pent·ant·ly, adverb
- half-re·pent·ant, adjective
- non·re·pent·ant, adjective
- non·re·pent·ant·ly, adverb
- un·re·pent·ant, adjective
- un·re·pent·ant·ly, adverb
Words Nearby repentant
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How to use repentant in a sentence
Governor Mandela Barnes would be particularly satisfying as he is a totally despicable, non-repentant, Trumper.
Church leaders could choose to restrict her membership if she is considered repentant enough.
Mormon sex therapist faces discipline and possible expulsion from the LDS Church | Sarah Pulliam Bailey | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostWhen the first WEED aired, Dr. Gupta apologized, sincerely repentant for having poo-pooed the medicinal benefits of cannabis.
Sanjay Gupta’s Pot Pilgrimage for Pain Relief | Valerie Vande Panne | March 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA sympathetic figure, Tyson has been repentant about many aspects of his behavior.
Beck may not be the first repentant Republican, but he is certainly the most operatic, a kind of comic Pavarotti of the right.
Now his attackers—some repentant, others still spewing hate—have been sentenced.
Two years later, a repentant Uma wore skin-tight Versace in a meek porridge hue.
Angelo, dear, she said in repentant tone; I am sorry I pained you this afternoon; but I am jealous, so jealous of you.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaOn hearing this repentant cry, Madame Bastien reproached herself for her tears.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueWhat saint, or repentant sinner had dragged out his days here when this was a cell in a monastery?
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerThe alarm sound typifies the sorrow which a repentant man feels for his misconduct and his earnest determination to reform.
The last sound is the pure sound again, which typifies a sincere resolve to keep the repentant heart incorrupt.
British Dictionary definitions for repentant
/ (rɪˈpɛntənt) /
reproaching oneself for one's past actions or sins; contrite
characterized by or proceeding from a sense of contrition: a repentant heart; his repentant words
Derived forms of repentant
- repentantly, adverb
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