ruefully


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rue·ful

 (ro͞o′fəl)
adj.
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: "He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son" (Khaled Hosseini).
rue′ful·ly adv.
rue′ful·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.ruefully - in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
contritely, remorsefully
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Translations
بِنَدَم، بِحُزْن، بِأَسَف
smutně
bedrøveligt
mæîulega
pişmanlıkla

ruefully

[ˈruːfəlɪ] ADV (= sorrowfully) → tristemente; (= with repentance) → con arrepentimiento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ruefully

[ˈruːfʊli] adv [grin, look] → d'un air contrit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ruefully

adv → reuevoll
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ruefully

[ˈruːfʊlɪ] adv (liter) → mestamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rueful

(ˈruːful) adjective
regretful; sorrowful.
ˈruefully adverb
ˈruefulness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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But, though for ever mounted on that stump, never a stump-speech does the poor whaleman make; but, with downcast eyes, stands ruefully contemplating his own amputation.
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Upon this the poor mariners in their respectful consternation --so truly English --knowing not what to say, fall to vigorously scratching their heads all round; meanwhile ruefully glancing from the whale to the stranger.
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So poor Uncle Andrew had to go ruefully home, hoping that she would relent later on, because he was really very much in love with her."
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Kitty was silent for a few seconds, looking timidly and ruefully at her husband; then she went up and took him by the elbow with both hands.
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The little man shook his head, and scratched it ruefully as he contemplated this severe indisposition of a principal performer.
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I remember one of these pictures: A most dilapidated tramp is ruefully contemplating some coins which lie in his open palm.
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"No," sighed Rebecca ruefully, flinging herself down by the table and resting her head on her hand.
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"He was in league with the evil one," said one of the widow's sons, rubbing himself ruefully.
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He sat down and gazed ruefully. In his eyes there was mute, indefinite reproach.
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"I'm afraid I'd be a blooming bounder as a wild man," laughed Clayton, ruefully. "Those noises at night make the hair on my head bristle.
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Then, turning to ride back into Oakland, a thought came to him that made him grin ruefully as he muttered: "And now it's up to me to make good and buy that blamed quarry.
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Ring merrily for births that make expectants writhe, and marriages that are made in hell, and toll ruefully for the dead whose shoes are worn already!
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