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
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
"So do I," said he, with a half-repentant, half-depressed look on his attractive face.
From Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
A moment later Nicky-Nan took a step to the door, half-repentant, on an impulse to call Mrs Penhaligon back and bid her fetch a candle.
From Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
