Both Uses of
penitent
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- But I old men, penitent, leadenfooted, underdarkneath the night: mouth south: tomb womb.†
Chpt 7 *
- Penitent thief.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(penitent) feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such