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penitential
DEFINITIONS OF:
penitential
1
adj
showing or constituting penance
“
penitential
tears”
“wrote a
penitential
letter apologizing for her hasty words”
Synonyms:
penitentiary
penitent
,
repentant
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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