Rueful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Inspiring pity or compassion.
  • adj. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret.
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  • adj. Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
  • adj. Inspiring pity or compassion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
  • adj. Expressing sorrow.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • . Full of pity or compassion; pitying.
  • Worthy of pity or sorrow; lamentable; pitiable; deplorable; sorry.
  • Expressive of regret, sorrow, or misfortune; mournful; sad; melancholy; lugubrious.
  • Synonyms Doleful, lugubrious, regretful.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
    • Equivalent
    repentant    penitent   
    Form
    ruefully    ruefulness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    woeful    mournful    sorrowful    lamentable    regretful   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wry    quizzical    regretful    bemused    self-deprecating    derisive    ironical    incredulous    sheepish    plaintive   
     
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