penitentiary, adj.
showing or constituting penance
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penitential penitentiary
sample sentences
"penitential tears""wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
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used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
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penitentiary
sample sentences
"penitentiary institutions"
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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