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Definition of Remorsefulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remorsefulness
Literary usage of Remorsefulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1889)
"... none of which it receives," which brings in a certain remorsefulness to our
recollection of the perpetual penance thus inflicted upon our favourites. ..."
2. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"He was a little afraid of her, and now that she had lost her na'ive enthusiasm
he was conscious of a vague remorsefulness for his interrupted work in the ..."
3. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"he broke out again, with a sudden vague remorsefulness, as he once more sought
her elusive hand. " I am a brute — an egotist! ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1891)
"... and now that she had lost her naive enthusiasm he was conscious of a vague
remorsefulness for his interrupted work in the forest. ..."
5. The Journal of Mental Science by Royal Medico-psychological Association (1874)
"To an insane man, on the other hand, who is by reason of his very insanity
superstitious, and who has a diseased remorsefulness, such an invitation was full ..."
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