penitentially
- adverb
- /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəli/
:
penitencialmente
- He bowed his head penitentially after realizing his mistake.
Examples
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She penitentially apologized to everyone she had wronged.
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He apologized penitentially for his behavior during the meeting.
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He walked penitentially to the front of the room to confess his error.
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She spoke penitentially about her past mistakes.
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He bowed his head penitentially after realizing his mistake.
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She penitentially apologized to everyone she had wronged.
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He walked penitentially to the front of the room to confess his error.
Synonyms
8
3.9
In a way that shows you are sorry
5
3.7
In a way that shows you feel you did something wrong
1
7.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry and guilty for what you did
1
7.2
In a way that shows you feel sorry for doing something wrong
1
5.8
Showing that you feel very sorry for something wrong you did
In a way that shows regret for doing something wrong
Antonyms
How Penitent
1
5.8
1
7.9
1
7.9
8
3.9
- Formal
13
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
penitentially = penitential (transparent) = penitent + ial + ly
Formed regularly by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'penitential', whose meaning directly relates to remorse.
Etymology
Penitentially comes from the words penitent and penance, which are about being sorry and making up for a wrong, and they come from an old Latin root meaning 'to feel regret'. So, to act penitentially is to behave in a way that shows you are truly sorry.