remorseful
He spoke remorsefully during his trial.
She sighed remorsefully.
He has remorsefully admitted he was in the wrong.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Sadness and regret
aw
be/weigh on your conscienceidiom
bitter
black dog
breastbeating
cry
doom and gloom
feel badidiom
gloominess
glumness
groan
guilt
melancholia
prick
prick someone's conscienceidiom
regretful
regretfully
remorse
repentant
wretchedness
Examples of remorsefully
remorsefully
Throughout the rest of their lives, each remembers the day of their meeting and
remorsefully reflects on what might have been.
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So, he tried continuously until results had been proven
remorsefully inadequate.
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He
remorsefully pulls the trigger, putting her out of her misery.
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