remorsefully
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5.8
- adverb
- /rɪˈmɔrsfəlɪ/
:
con remordimiento
- Before turning a corner, Alain remorsefully glances back at Maxim.
- said remorsefully
Examples
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After realizing his mistake, he said, remorsefully, "I wish I had been more careful."
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" I had an accident, Grandpa, " he said, remorsefully.
Fiction book (1995) -
"I wasn't here," she said almost remorsefully, realizing that she had to make a quick shift of gears.
Fiction book (1991) -
His greed subsided, and he put down his fork remorsefully.
Fiction book (1995) -
And yet the narrator protests repeatedly and remorsefully about Michel's love for Marceline.
Academic text (1992) -
She apologized remorsefully for forgetting to call her friend.
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Looking down at the broken vase, he sighed remorsefully, wishing he could turn back time.
Synonyms
13
3.8
Saying something while feeling sorry, often when you tell bad news
11
6.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry about something you did
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3.9
In a way that shows you are sorry
5
3.7
In a way that shows you feel you did something wrong
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4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
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7.9
In a way that shows you feel sorry and guilty for what you did
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7.2
In a way that shows you feel sorry for doing something wrong
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6.8
In a way that shows you feel shame
In a way that shows regret for doing something wrong
In a way that shows you are very sorry
Antonyms
How Remorseful
Surface Forms
Morphology
remorsefully = remorseful (transparent) = remorse + ful + ly
Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'remorseful', yielding a standard manner adverb.
Etymology
Remorsefully comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and mordere 'to bite', so the idea is like guilt that 'bites you again'. That's why someone who behaves remorsefully shows deep regret and sorrow for something they did.