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Definition of remorseful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

remorseful

adjective

/rɪˈmɔːsfl/

/rɪˈmɔːrsfl/

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remorseful (for/about something) feeling extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done
- He seemed genuinely remorseful for what he had done.
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