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101honteux — adj., timide, intimidable, qui n ose pas ; gêné, interdit, confus, déconcerté ; contrit, penaud, qui regrette ; prude, réservé, qui manifeste trop de simplicité, qui ne veut pas s imposer dans une assemblée. adv. au m., timidement, honteusement …
102contrite — [kən trīt′, kän′trīt΄] adj. [ME contrit < OFr < LL(Ec) contritus, lit., worn out, ground to pieces, pp. of L conterere, to grind < com , together + terere, to rub: see THROW] 1. feeling contrition; repentant 2. showing or resulting from… …
103contrite — adj. 1 completely penitent. 2 feeling remorse or penitence; affected by guilt. 3 (of an action) showing a contrite spirit. Derivatives: contritely adv. contriteness n. Etymology: ME f. OF contrit f. L contritus bruised (as COM , terere trit rub) …
