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Meanings of ruthful in English

Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.

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Examples for "rueful"
1
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...
1
He wanted to produce in them the humble and the contrite heart.
Town and Country Sermons
2
Government sources suggested he had misspoken and had been contrite in private.
The Guardian
3
She did feel contrite; she really hadn't meant to make him cry.
The Land of Painted Caves
4
But a moment later the tone would be low and almost contrite.
The Irish Times
5
Phelps was contrite following his first drunken driving arrest a decade ago.
Reuters
1
He's very remorseful... He's just in a really bad way, she said.
Reuters
2
Mr Tupou said Aholelei was regretful and remorseful about what had happened.
Radio NZ
3
They said they were very remorseful for their actions at the airport.
Radio NZ
4
Now I understood the remorseful strain I had detected in her speeches.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
5
Speaking through an interpreter outside the Hamilton District Court, Mazerat was remorseful.
Radio NZ
Usage of ruthful in English
1
"Never," answered Roxy with a ruthful smile; "but, Phyllis, in school I listen.
Phyllis
Frequent collocations
Ruthful through the time