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Another word for rueful

Adjective

  1. Arousing or deserving pity

    2. See also:

    pity

  2. Causing sorrow or regret

    3. See also:

    happy

  3. Full of or expressive of sorrow

    4. See also:

    happy

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Another word for rueful

Modifier

  1. Penitent

    2. See also:

    sorry

    ashamed

  2. Pitiful

    3. See also:

    sad

    pitiful

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Sentence Examples

  • He made it and gave her a rueful smile before dropping down beside her.

  • Daniel just looked at him with a rueful grin.

  • rueful grin.

  • He gazed down into the river water, with what looked like a fond, rueful smile.

  • rueful smile.

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