Synonyms:
ruefully, contritely, remorsefully
Meaning: in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
Usage examples
He laughed ruefully.
'I bet we shall!' said Mike ruefully.
"The shades are all down," said Diana ruefully.
"I know I'm too much inclined that, way" agreed Anne ruefully.
"I don't suppose we can do anything now," said Mrs. Shadd, ruefully.
Yuki Chan looked ruefully at the muddy prints she had made and realized that she had been a most impolite little girl.
"Is that mortification?" asked the sufferer, looking ruefully at the black, swollen hand and fore-arm, and wincing under the doctor's touch as he took up the artery and tied it.