repentant

[ ri-pen-tnt, -pen-tuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.

  2. characterized by or showing repentance: a repentant mood.

Origin of repentant

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English repentaunt, from Old French repentant, present participle of repentir; equivalent to repent1 + -ant

Other 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

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British Dictionary definitions for repentant

repentant

/ (rɪˈpɛntənt) /


adjective
  1. reproaching oneself for one's past actions or sins; contrite

  2. 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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