What does penitently mean?

penitently means "showing remorse".

How many syllables are in penitently?

penitently has 4 syllables and divides as pe-ni-tent-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for penitently?

Close synonyms include penitentially, repentantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of penitently?

The recorded antonyms are impenitently.

Is penitently a common word?

penitently is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Penitently — meaning and 2 synonyms

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
showing remorse
Synonymspenitentially repentantly
Antonymsimpenitently

Questions about penitently

What does penitently mean?: penitently means "showing remorse".
How many syllables are in penitently?: penitently has 4 syllables and divides as pe-ni-tent-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.
What is another word for penitently?

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