penitential
adjective/ˌpenɪˈtenʃl/
/ˌpenɪˈtenʃl/
(formal)- showing that you are sorry for having done something wrong
- to be in a penitential mood
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin paenitentialis, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’.
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