Analysis Complete

contritely

/ contritely /

adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1

in a rueful manner

"`I made a big mistake,'' he said ruefully"

Pertains to:

contrite remorseful rueful ruthful sorry

Semantic Complexity

14%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

0

Times Searched

14

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