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rue·ful

[roo-fuhl]
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 rue1, -ful

rue·ful·ly, adverb
rue·ful·ness, noun
half-rue·ful, adjective
half-rue·ful·ly, adverb
un·rue·ful, adjective
un·rue·ful·ly, adverb
un·rue·ful·ness, noun
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rueful (ˈruːfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance: a rueful face
2.  inspiring sorrow or pity
 
'ruefully
 
adv
 
'ruefulness
 
n

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rueful
early 13c., rewfulle, reowfule, from rue (v.) + -ful.
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