The word 'contritely' is correct and usable in written English.
It is an adverb that means to feel and express sincere remorse or guilt. It is often used to describe someone's demeanor or tone of voice. Example: After breaking the vase, she looked at her mother contritely and apologized for her carelessness.
And, although it still won 60% of the votes, it contritely took this as a setback and engaged in a "national conversation" to listen to Singaporeans' hopes and fears.It has since recast itself as a more caring, generous government, offering new benefits, for example, to the "pioneer generation" of older Singaporeans.
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So what if he told lies brazenly to the public, provided that he told the truth contritely to Parliament? Has not the whole fuss been blown out of proportion by Labour's political enemies?This argument is risible.
The spin doctor in the headlines It must have been an uncomfortable moment for Jenny Jackson when her boss, Andrew Lansley, stood before the annual conference of the Royal College of Nursing in April and said, contritely: "I am sorry if what it is I am setting out to do has not communicated itself".
Around midnight the wife pounded on the door and when the husband opened it she said contritely that she seemed to have lost her house key.
NED (jumping up and putting his hand on Jimmy's shoulder — contritely): Forgive me, Jimmy.
He wrote contritely, "In retrospect, I did not get it".
Others are gamier: Adolf Hitler as a contritely praying schoolboy, John F. Kennedy laid out in a coffin, Pope John Paul II felled by a meteorite.
I would not be surprised if Madonna called her soon, contritely, to see if M.I.A. can fit her into her schedule.
MOSCOW — Pointing contritely to the example of their own industry's failures at Chernobyl, Russian officials have announced details of what is emerging as their main response to the disaster in Japan: a proposal to create an international regulatory framework for nuclear power.
"Looking back, maybe I overhyped it a little bit," Mr. Raddon said contritely.
