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• rue´ful|ly — rue|ful «ROO fuhl», adjective. 1. sorrowful; unhappy; mournful: »a rueful expression. SYNONYM(S): doleful, woeful, lugubrious, melancholy. 2. causing sorrow or pity: »The lost child s distress was a rueful sight. –rue´ful|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• rue|ful — «ROO fuhl», adjective. 1. sorrowful; unhappy; mournful: »a rueful expression. SYNONYM(S): doleful, woeful, lugubrious, melancholy. 2. causing sorrow or pity: »The lost child s distress was a rueful sight. –rue´ful|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• rue´ful|ness — rue|ful «ROO fuhl», adjective. 1. sorrowful; unhappy; mournful: »a rueful expression. SYNONYM(S): doleful, woeful, lugubrious, melancholy. 2. causing sorrow or pity: »The lost child s distress was a rueful sight. –rue´ful|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• rue — rue; rue·ful; rue·ful·ly; rue·ful·ness; rue·ping; …   English syllables

• rueful — rue·ful …   English syllables

• ruefully — rue·ful·ly …   English syllables

• rueful — rue•ful [[t]ˈru fəl[/t]] adj. 1) feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or regret: a rueful admission[/ex] 2) causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable • Etymology: 1175–1225 rue′ful•ly, adv. rue′ful•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• rueful — rue|ful [ rufl ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY showing that you are sorry about something ╾ rue|ful|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rueful — rue|ful [ˈru:fəl] adj feeling or showing that you wish you had not done something ▪ a rueful smile >ruefully adv ▪ He smiled ruefully …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ruefulness — rue·ful·ness …   English syllables