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Synonyms for rueful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : roo-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈru fəl



Définition of rueful

Origin :
  • early 13c., rewfulle, reowfule, from rue (n.2) + -ful. Related: Ruefulness.
  • adj regretful
Example sentences :
  • Duncan drew a rueful face, contemplating the place where she had been.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "You were right," affirmed Kirkwood, with a rueful and crooked smile.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • You will do the anathema--rueful rather than enraged--from the tent opening.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Captain Elisha, with a rueful smile, pointed to the floral centerpiece.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "Naturally, and with reason," was the answer, delivered with a rueful smile.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • This was the windmill, indeed, and he a poor knight of rueful countenance.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • With which the manager relapsed into silence, rueful and melancholy.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • "It went terribly against the grain," he said, with a rueful laugh.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • And poor Sandy turned a rueful look on the surrounders as he finished.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • "Well, it is a good way," began Peter, with rather a rueful face.
  • Extract from : « Red, White, Blue Socks, Part First » by Sarah L Barrow

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