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Meanings of rueful in English

Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.

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Usage of rueful in English
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Mr Cazalet is already my right arm. He gave a rueful grin.
The Only Victor
2
Lynx gave a rueful shrug, but brightened when he heard their news.
Hidden Warrior
3
The light winked out, and Seregil gave the others a rueful look.
The White Road
4
They mature through their different stages with incredible speed. She looked rueful.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
5
One section of the force did regard the prospects with rueful countenances.
How Jerusalem Was Won / Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign i...
6
By the time Jiri had finished, Edie Habib was looking very rueful.
Crown of Slaves
7
The effect of his voice, in these subterranean abodes, was unspeakably rueful.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
8
Bran returned to his place on the bench with a rueful smile.
Scarlet
9
But he's making me eat my words, said a rueful John Mulholland.
The Irish Times
10
The possible failure to regain my animal, filled me with rueful thoughts.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the ...
11
The little children broke into a rueful murmur, and Ermengarde looked aghast.
A Little Princess / Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told...
12
In short, Twickenham is rueful; I don't believe Westphalia looks more barren.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
13
It was Mollie who spoke this time, and her tone was rueful.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle; Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run
14
Robert rubbed at his injured ears and gave her a rueful look.
Running with the Demon
15
He took off his glasses and wiped them with a rueful air.
Three Soldiers
16
Then he stirred and looked up at Eleanor with a rueful smile.
Quin
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