 rueful |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | |
| Synonyms: | remorseful sorry ruthful contrite | |
| Related terms: | penitent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] feeling or expressing sorrow or pity | |
| Synonyms: | remorseful sorry pitying sorry_for contrite | |
| Examples: | "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders" "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey |
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| Related terms: | penitent compassionate | |
| Similar spelling: |
ruefully rubel ruffle rubeola rubella Ruple ruble |
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