different between repentant vs repentantly

English

Etymology

From Old French repentant, present participle of repentir.

Adjective

repentant (comparative more repentant, superlative most repentant)

1. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:remorseful

Antonyms

• unrepentant

Related terms

• repent (verb)
• repentance (noun)

Translations

Noun

repentant (plural repentants)

1. One who repents; a penitent.

Anagrams

• penetrant

French

Verb

repentant

1. present participle of repentir

Adjective

repentant (feminine singular repentante, masculine plural repentants, feminine plural repentantes)

1. repentant

Further reading

• “repentant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• arpentent, pénétrant

Middle French

Verb

repentant (feminine singular repentante, masculine plural repentans, feminine plural repentantes)

1. present participle of repentir
2. (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of repentir

Old French

Adjective

repentant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular repentant or repentante)

1. repentant

English

Etymology

repentant +? -ly

Adverb

repentantly (comparative more repentantly, superlative most repentantly)

1. In a repentant manner.

Anagrams

• penetrantly