REMORSEFUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does remorseful mean? 

• REMORSEFUL (adjective)
  The adjective REMORSEFUL has 1 sense:

1. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

  Familiarity information: REMORSEFUL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REMORSEFUL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Synonyms:

contrite; remorseful; rueful; ruthful

Similar:

penitent; repentant (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)

 Context examples 

"My poor dear, how dreadful for you! I ought to have gone," said Jo, taking her sister in her arms as she sat down in her mother's big chair, with a remorseful face.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Howbeit, there was a general breaking up of the party, while the remnants of the dinner were being put away; and I strolled off by myself among the trees, in a raging and remorseful state.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

What a selfish beast I've been! and Laurie pulled his own hair, with a remorseful look.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Mr. Micawber roused me from this reflection, which was blended with a certain remorseful apprehension of seeing Steerforth himself, by bestowing many encomiums on the absent Littimer as a most respectable fellow, and a thoroughly admirable servant.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

If Marmee shook her fist instead of kissing her hand to us, it would serve us right, for more ungrateful wretches than we are were never seen, cried Jo, taking a remorseful satisfaction in the snowy walk and bitter wind.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)