contritely Antonyms

Meaning of contritely

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contritely (r)

in a rueful manner

contritely Sentence Examples

  1. She apologized contritely, recognizing the gravity of her mistake.
  2. He bowed his head contritely, acknowledging his error.
  3. The defendant pleaded contritely for leniency from the judge.
  4. She contritely accepted responsibility for her actions and vowed to do better.
  5. He looked at his friend contritely, realizing he had let him down.
  6. The employee contritely admitted to the oversight, promising to rectify it promptly.
  7. She spoke contritely, hoping her words would mend the strained relationship.
  8. He contritely returned the borrowed item, expressing regret for the delay.
  9. The student apologized contritely to the teacher for missing the deadline.
  10. They contritely offered to make amends for the inconvenience they caused.

FAQs About the word contritely

in a rueful manner

sorry, repentant, penitent,remorseful, regretful, ashamed, apologetic, weeping, sheepish,rueful

unapologetic, pitiless, unrepentant, pitiless, impenitent, cruel, remorseless, impenitent, cruel, remorseless

She apologized contritely, recognizing the gravity of her mistake.

He bowed his head contritely, acknowledging his error.

The defendant pleaded contritely for leniency from the judge.

She contritely accepted responsibility for her actions and vowed to do better.