'Remorseful' definitions:
Definition of 'remorseful'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Remorseful'
From: GCIDE
- Remorseful \Re*morse"ful\ (-m?rs"f?l), a.
- 1. Full of remorse. [1913 Webster]
- The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*morse"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Re*morse"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'remorseful'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anxious,
- apologetic,
- ashamed,
- bad,
- bitter,
- compunctious,
- conscience-smitten,
- conscience-stricken,
- contrite,
- embarrassed,
- full of remorse,
- guilty,
- humbled,
- humiliated,
- mortified,
- penitent,
- penitential,
- regretful,
- repentant,
- repining,
- rueful,
- self-accusing,
- self-condemning,
- self-convicting,
- self-debasing,
- self-flagellating,
- self-humiliating,
- self-punishing,
- self-reproaching,
- shamed,
- shamefaced,
- shamefast,
- shameful,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy about,
- wistful,
- woeful