contrite

About 0.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.
2. adjective Thoroughly bruised or broken.
3. noun A contrite person; a penitent.

Similar words

penitent repentant sorry apologetic remorseful rueful fallibilism regretful resipiscent compunctious

Often followed by

heart and spirit hearts in ones sinner for about

Word family

contritely contriteness contritenesses