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contritely

contritely adverb: in a contrite manner.

Adverb

contritely (comparative more contritely, superlative most contritely)

  1. In a contrite manner.
    • Ah, but someone was raising her, so they were going to lay her on the trestles, and she not dead. She opened her eyes, took a deep breath, then limply and contritely placed both arms round Andrew's neck.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 181

Forms of contritely

comparativemore contritely
superlativemost contritely

Origin of contritely

From contrite + -ly.

Questions about contritely

What does contritely mean?
Contritely means in a contrite manner.
What part of speech is contritely?
Contritely is an adverb.

Words near contritely in the dictionary

  1. contristations
  2. contristed
  3. contristing
  4. contrists
  5. contrite
  6. contritely
  7. contriteness
  8. contrites
  9. contrition
  10. contritions
  11. contrivable

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