Etymology

contritely

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Today it means: In a contrite manner. Full definition →

English contrite ← Middle English contrit ← Old French contrit
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The story

  1. Latinconterō
  2. Latincontrītus
  3. Old Frenchcontrit
  4. Middle Englishcontrit
  5. Englishcontrite
  6. English todaycontritely

From contrite + -ly.

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