Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Remorseful

Remorseful (-m?rs"f?l) , adjective

1.
Full of remorse.
The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. — Sir W. Scott
2.
Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
3.
Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obsolete] — Chapman