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   rueful

   /ˈruːf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous way: "she gave a rueful grin"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘pitiable’): from the noun rue1 + -ful.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ruefulness noun

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   What is a rueful story?

   • A rueful story is told in our profession of one gentleman who, after two-and-a-half years, approached the boss and asked whether he could have a salary. The poet is not just some rueful rou, but something more complicated and human.

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   What does rueful mean?

   • In order to carry out my wife's orders, I had to disentangle Susan from Liosha's embrace and pack her off rueful to the nursery. Rueful definition: causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable. See examples of RUEFUL used in a sentence.

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   What is the adjective for ruefully?

   • adjectiveruefully causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable: a rueful plight. 1 adjectiveruefully feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful: the rueful look on her face. 1 adverbruefully sadly, with regret 1 See all 3 definitions of ruefully Information block about the term Origin of ruefully First appearance:

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   What does rueful look mean?

   • Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: "He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son" (Khaled Hosseini). rue′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUEFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RUEFUL definition: 1. feeling sorry and wishing that something had not happened: 2. feeling sorry and wishing that…. Learn more.

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     feeling sorry and wishing that something had not happened:...

   • Znaczenie Rueful, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     rueful definicja: 1. feeling sorry and wishing that...

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     RUEFUL translate: 懊悔的;後悔的;悔恨的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Rueful in Simplified Chinese

     RUEFUL translate: 懊悔的;后悔的;悔恨的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Rueful definition: causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable. See examples of RUEFUL used in a sentence.

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   The adjective rueful sincerely expresses regret, but it manages to do it with a hint of humor. Rueful shows up a lot in descriptions of remorseful grins or apologetic smiles. If you're sorry about something you've done but you can still laugh at yourself a little bit, you feel rueful.

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   Rueful means exciting pity or sympathy, or mournful, regretful. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for rueful.

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   feeling sorry and wishing that something had not happened: He turned away with a rueful laugh. Synonyms. contrite formal. regretful. remorseful formal. sorry (EXPRESSING REGRET) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sadness and regret. aw. be/weigh on your conscience idiom. bitter. black dog. breastbeating. cry. feel bad idiom. gloominess.

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   Rueful means feeling or expressing regret or sorrow in a quiet and gentle way. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage in sentences from various sources.

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   Rueful means feeling or expressing sorrow or regret, or causing sorrow or pity. Find the origin, usage, and examples of rueful, as well as related words and translations in different languages.