ruthful vs contrite

ruthful and contrite both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruthful	No	Yes	No	No
contrite	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ruthful and contrite are synonyms defined as:

ruthful and contrite: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Other synonyms of ruthful include remorseful, rueful.

ruthful (adjective)	contrite (adjective)
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses