remorsefully

[ri-mawrs-fuh-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is characterized by remorse for a wrong act.

Example Sentences

Since the 1980s, the brothers have been drawing international acclaim for works such as Mao’s Guilt, a bronze statue of the former Communist dictator kneeling remorsefully.

From BBC

Perhaps you will be among those who go to bed on Dec. 31, or who wake up on Jan. 1, with a head buzzing remorsefully from bubbles, or a gut overloaded with intemperate calories.

From Los Angeles Times

"I take marriage very seriously... and it seems like I don't now," she said, remorsefully.

From BBC

“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.

From Literature

Nearly in tears, the ex-soldier looks remorsefully at Holland — the grandson of victims of the Holocaust — as he implores the students not to be blinded.

From New York Times