Another word for rueful
rueful
Synonyms
rueful
modif.
Penitent
contrite, remorseful, regretful; see ashamed, sorry 1.
Pitiful
pathetic, sorrowful, despondent; see pitiful 1, sad 2.
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Another word for rueful
Arousing or deserving pity:
pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, ruthful. See pityCausing sorrow or regret:
deplorable, doleful, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, mournful, regrettable, sad, sorrowful, woeful. See happyFull of or expressive of sorrow:
doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful. See happy
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