penitently
1
7.2
- adverb
- /ˈpɛnɪtəntli/
:
penitentemente
- "The last time I was here, it was with a guy who recited that same poem," Andy explained penitently.
Examples
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As Shelley stares, quietly widening her eyes, Dena wonders penitently how she ever got to be such a bitter person.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Would you mind raising your voice?" Sonny said almost penitently.
Fiction book (1993) -
He shut his eyes, and still he could not keep the image of the ruby light from flickering penitently in his brain.
Fiction book (1991) -
The line of emigrants moved slowly forward, penitently, like souls departing for Limbo.
Fiction book (1991) -
He never loved her, and so was not there when what she became flowed back up through the walls of the tenement to absorb him and meld with him and become one with him as he lay sleeping penitently on the filthy floor of the topmost apartment.
Fiction book (1992) -
She looked at him penitently, realizing the hurt her words had caused.
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After forgetting their anniversary, he apologized penitently, hoping to make amends.
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The child stood penitently in front of her parents, remorseful for breaking the vase.
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
5.8
Showing that you feel very sorry for something wrong you did
In a way that shows you are very sorry
In a way that shows regret for doing something wrong
Antonyms
How Penitent
1
5.8
1
7.9
1
7.2
1
7.9
8
3.9
- Formal
13
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Penitently comes from the same root as penitence and penitent, from Latin paenitere, meaning 'to feel sorry' or 'to regret'. So to act penitently is to show you are 'sorry' for something.