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   Con·trite

   /kənˈtrīt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt: "a broken and a contrite heart"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French contrit, from Latin contritus, past participle of conterere ‘grind down, wear away’, from con- ‘together’ + terere ‘rub’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contritely adverb
   • 2. contriteness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • O

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   • N

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   • T

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   • R

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   • I

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   • T

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