Both Uses
contrite
in
Passing, by Nella Larsen
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- What, she wondered contritely, was she to do next?†
p. 60.8 *contritely = with a feeling of sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
- Irene touched her arm caressingly, as if in contrition for that flashing thought.†
p. 67.6contrition = sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
Definitions:
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(1)
(contrite) feeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)