Contrite - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈtraɪt|  American pronunciation of the word contrite
Brit.  |ˈkɒntraɪt|  British pronunciation of the word contrite

adjective

- feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses (syn: remorseful, rueful, ruthful)

Extra examples

...being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting...

Allbaugh apologized, though it was clear he was hardly contrite.

... Teddy was immediately contrite. “That was stupid of me. Forgive me."

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