The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remorseful \Re*morse"ful\ (-m?rs"f?l), a.
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Full of remorse.
The full tide of remorseful passion had abated.
--Sir W. Scott. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.]
--Shak.Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.]
--Chapman. [1913 Webster] -- Re*morse"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*morse"ful*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. Done with remorse; in a remorseful manner.
WordNet
adv. in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely]
Usage examples of "remorsefully".
Remorsefully, she reached out to him, but he shook his head and stepped back, saying he was off to check the traps he had laid out for the marauding possums among the young trees.
Slim bantered tritely and belatedly, and gulped remorsefully when he saw that he was "joshing" an unconscious man.