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repentant(dictionary)

repentant (iou)



repentant adjective & noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French, pres. pple of repentir: see REPENT verb, -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
Of a person: experiencing repentance; regretful for past sins, penitent. (Foll. by of, for). ME.
L. Kennedy He..was repentant for his share of guilt.
Of an action: expressing or indicating repentance. M16.
b. noun. A person who repents, a penitent. Long rare. ME.
repentantly adverb in a repentant manner M16.