What does "remorseful" mean?
Remorseful: Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] Chapman. -- Re*morse"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*morse"ful*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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