(formal) very sorry for sth bad that you have done:
Her expression was contrite. * He looked so contrite that for a moment she nearly believed he really was sorry about what he had said.
contritely adverb
contrition noun [U]:
a look of contrition
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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