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rueful
[ roo-fuhl ]
adjective
- causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable:
a rueful plight.
- feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow, repentance, or regret:
the rueful look on her face.
rueful
/ ˈːʊ /
adjective
- feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance
a rueful face
- inspiring sorrow or pity
Derived Forms
- ˈܱڳܱ, adverb
- ˈܱڳܱԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܱ·ڳܱ· adverb
- ܱ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
- -ܱ·ڳܱ adjective
- ܲ·ܱ·ڳܱ adjective
- un·ܱ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
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Example Sentences
In “Gypsy,” McDonald augments her unparalleled Broadway legacy by summoning America’s rueful history to the stage.
Even in moments of deep sadness, he’ll crack a rueful joke, and when he lets Tom’s vulnerability show, we see the effort that it takes for this man to stick his neck out.
It’s like three classic films in one — screwball comedy, home-invasion thriller and a rueful drama of regret.
A more rueful Norris acknowledged that events had given Ocon and Verstappen the chance to bank track position, and to change their tyres for free.
The Swede was left in rueful tears after the match was lost by a single hole, with Korda being awarded an eagle because her ball might have fallen below ground on that 13th hole.
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