Meanings of very contrite in inglés

He is not very contrite about the problems he has caused.

I still plan on being very contrite when I get back.

Moreover, he was very contrite about having handled the telescope roughly.

He's suitably embarrassed and very contrite, as you would understand.

The young woman's face fell at that, and she seemed to be very contrite.

Terry was very contrite as well he might be.

The old man was very contrite.

So he was very contrite as he entered the room in which his cousin was standing at the window.

Elizabeth was very contrite.

She sounded very contrite.

She would rather have walked home with Sara, but she was very contrite over Jim's lonely afternoon, so she promised.

Her husband had to make a very contrite apology afterwards for the language which his wife had thought fit to employ.

It may be wrong; I feel very contrite; but still I cannot help thinking it is an error on the right side.

The new and very contrite tone was in marked contrast to the editorial in Sunday's final edition of the News of the World.

Mansbridge said the players were " very contrite" and players had been reminded of what was and what was not acceptable under the Covid-19 lockdown.

"I feel contrite, sir; very contrite."