- (v.) In a contrite manner.
- (n.) A contrite person.
- (a.) Thoroughly bruised or broken.
- (a.) Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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