repentant
adjective
repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
repentantly
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a word derived from
repentant.
Example Sentences
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It turns out Cole is instead repentantly responsible.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2012
Right after Korea, pound-foolish Louis Johnson had repentantly told the Joint Chiefs to shoot the works.
From Time Magazine Archive
After V-E day, the gaunt-faced old U-boat commander had dived repentantly, leaving a bubble of advice to his fellow Germans to confess "the crimes committed during the last twelve years."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, now," says the priest, "I'll absolve you, my lad, For repentantly making the best of the bad, In feeding the hungry and cheering the sad, Paddy O'Rafther!"
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
"I wish I'd kept still about it," sighed Miss Ocky repentantly.
From The Monk of Hambleton by Armstrong Livingston
