remorseful
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He told the judge that the defendant was "the epitome of remorseful".
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Striking a remorseful tone, she told members she wished the party had scrapped the legislation when it was still in power.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” “I love Stellan Skarsgård in ‘Sentimental Value,’ a brilliant mix of selfish, remorseful and eccentric.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Judge James Adkin said in sentencing that he accepted that Hopper, who had no previous convictions, was remorseful.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Mom must have figured that this was as good a time as any for Dad to start acting remorseful, even if he didn’t mean it.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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Power Suffix: -ful
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