1. (a.) Full of remorse.

2. (a.) Compassionate; feeling tenderly.

3. (a.) Exciting pity; pitiable.

anxious apologetic ashamed bad bitter compunctious conscience-smitten conscience-stricken contrite embarrassed full of remorse guilty humbled humiliated mortified penitent penitential regretful repentant repining rueful self-accusing self-condemning self-convicting self-debasing self-flagellating self-humiliating self-punishing self-reproaching shamed shamefaced shamefast shameful sorrowful sorry unhappy about wistful woeful