contritely

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Adverbial contritely has 1 sense

ruefully, contritely, remorsefully - in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
Derived from adjective contrite₁

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Contritely

Definition:

[adverb]

Feeling or expressing sincere remorse or guilt.

Examples:

1. After realizing his mistake, he apologized contritely to the person he had wronged.

2. She looked down contritely, knowing she had hurt her friend's feelings.

3. The thief was caught and admitted his crime contritely.

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