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BNC: 23794 COCA: 20979

rueful

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rueful /ˈruːfəl/ adjective
rueful
/ˈruːfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of RUEFUL
: showing or feeling regret for something done后悔的;懊悔的

— ruefully

adverb
BNC: 23794 COCA: 20979

rueful

adjective

rue·​ful ˈrü-fəl How to pronounce rueful (audio)
1
: exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable
rueful squalid poverty … by every wayside John Morley
2
: mournful, regretful
troubled her with a rueful disquiet W. M. Thackeray
ruefully adverb
ruefulness noun

Example Sentences

He gave me a rueful smile and apologized. the rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rueful was in the 13th century
BNC: 23794 COCA: 20979

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