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Ruefulness
[
roo
-f
uh
l
]
Origin
rue·ful
/
ˈru
fəl
/
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[
roo
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable:
a rueful plight.
2.
feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful:
the rueful look on her face.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
reowful.
See
rue
1
,
-ful
Related forms
rue·ful·ly,
adverb
rue·ful·ness,
noun
half-rue·ful,
adjective
half-rue·ful·ly,
adverb
un·rue·ful,
adjective
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un·rue·ful·ly,
adverb
un·rue·ful·ness,
noun
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rueful
(ˈruːfʊl)
—
adj
1.
feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance:
a rueful face
2.
inspiring sorrow or pity
'ruefully
—
adv
'ruefulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
rueful
early 13c., rewfulle, reowfule, from
rue
(v.) +
-ful
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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