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contritely (adverb), more contritely, most contritely
1. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one's own actions; apologetic: Peter contritely begged his mother's forgiveness for his accidentally breaking one of her precious tea cups.
2. Done or said out of a sense of guilt or remorse: The student's apology was contritely uttered because Zeb was truly sorry for cheating on his final examination.
3. Deeply ashamed of past evils and determined not to do wrong in the future: One of the expectations of her church was that Wendy would speak contritely with the pastor, being sincere as she promises not to do vile things in the future.
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