REMORSEFULLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does remorsefully mean? 

• REMORSEFULLY (adverb)
  The adverb REMORSEFULLY has 1 sense:

1. in a rueful manner

  Familiarity information: REMORSEFULLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REMORSEFULLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a rueful manner

Synonyms:

contritely; remorsefully; ruefully

Context example:

'I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully

Pertainym:

remorseful (feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses)

 Context examples 

"Are you sure she is safe?" whispered Jo, looking remorsefully at the golden head, which might have been swept away from her sight forever under the treacherous ice.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He eyed her gloomily—remorsefully I thought—for an instant; and said, turning his head towards me, but looking at my feet instead of my face: We are not likely to encounter soon again;—a source of satisfaction to us both, no doubt, for such meetings as this can never be agreeable.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

You know it's impossible for people to make themselves love other people if they don't, cried Jo inelegantly but remorsefully, as she softly patted his shoulder, remembering the time when he had comforted her so long ago.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)