rueful

rue·ful  (rfl)

adj.

1. Inspiring pity or compassion.

2. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret.

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rueful·ly adv.

rueful·ness n.

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rueful [ˈruːfʊl]

adj

1. feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance a rueful face

2. inspiring sorrow or pity

ruefully  adv

ruefulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

rueful - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses contrite, remorseful, ruthful penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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rueful

adjective regretful, sad, dismal, melancholy, grievous, pitiful, woeful, sorry, mournful, plaintive, lugubrious, contrite, sorrowful, repentant, doleful, remorseful, penitent, pitiable, woebegone, conscience-stricken, self-reproachful He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
happy, pleased, delighted, glad, cheerful, joyful, unrepentant

Translations

rueful [ˈruːfʊl] ADJ (= sorrowful) → triste; (= repentant) → arrepentido

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rueful [ˈruːfʊl] adj → contrit(e)

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rueful

adj look → reuig, reuevoll; situation → beklagenswert

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rueful [ˈruːfʊl] adj (liter) → mesto/a

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rueful [ˈruːfʊl] adj (liter) → mesto/a

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rueful

adj rueful [ˈruːful]

regretful; sorrowful. jammerlik حَزين ، نادِم، آسف печален žalostný bedrøvelig kläglich θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος afligido, apenado kurb پشیمان؛ نادم apea lugubre מצטער उदास žalostan, potišten bánatos penuh penyesalan sorgmæddur, mæðulegur addolorato, afflitto 悔やんでいる 가엾은 gailus nožēlas pilns; bēdīgs menyesal berouwvol bedrøvelig smutny pesaroso trist; mâhnit печальный žalostný skrušen žalostan bedrövad เสียใจ pişman 悔恨的 сумний; жалісний افسوسناک đáng thương; buồn rầu 悔恨的

adv ruefully

jammerlik بِنَدَم، بِحُزْن، بِأَسَف печално smutně bedrøveligt kläglich θλιβερά, θλιμμένα, μετανιωμένα con aflicción, con pesar kurvastusega محزونانه؛ با تاسف murheellisesti d'un air lugubre בְּצַעַר अफसोस के साथ žalosno, skrušeno bánatosan dengan menyesal mæðulega mestamente 悔やんで 가엾게 gailiai ar nožēlu; bēdīgi secara menyesal berouwvol bedrøvelig smutnie com pesar cu tristeţe, cu mâhnire печально smutne skrušeno žalosno bedrövat อย่างเสียใจ pişmanlıkla 悔恨地 сумно افسوس ناکی سے đáng thương; buồn rầu 悔恨地

n ruefulness

jammerlik حُزْن، نَدَم، أسَف печал lítost, žal bedrøvelighed der Gram θλίψη, μεταμέλεια pesar, aflicción kurvastamine حزن؛ ندامت murheellisuus air lugubre חֲרָטָה दयनीयतापूर्वक žalost, skrušenost bánatosság, szomorúság penyesalan dapurlegt yfirbragð afflizione 後悔 애처로움, 가엾음 gailumas nožēla; bēdīgums kesesalan berouw bedrøvelighet smętek pesar tristeţe, mâhnire печаль ľútosť, žiaľ skrušenost žalosnost bedrövelse ความเศร้าโศก pişmanlık 悔恨 сумність غمگینی sự buồn rầu; sự đáng thương 悔恨