repentant
adjective
repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
half-repentant
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a word derived from
repentant.
Example Sentences
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"There!" she exclaimed with a smile, half-arch, half-repentant.
From Under the Rose by Frederic Stewart Isham
The horse, already half-repentant of his lapse, was not inclined to support so heavy a burden at his mouth.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Richard Bird
He was conscious, as he walked away from Friar's Row, of being a little surprised at his own conversational efforts, and half-repentant of his condescension.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 by Frances Eleanor Trollope
She also expected the half-humorous, half-repentant compliance which ensued.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by Basil King
"Oh, I wonder you care to speak to me," said Kitty, when her sobs having ceased, she stood looking half-repentant, half-rebellious in Miss Sherrard's private room.
From Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade
