2 uses
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Definition
feeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
- Francie was instantly contrite.Chapter 39 (86% in)
contrite = sorry (for a fault or offense)
- Contrite, he brought her a plate heaped with spaghetti.Chapter 34 (57% in)
There are no more uses of "contrite" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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