2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rueful \Rue"ful\ (r[udd]"f[.u]l), a. 1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- {Rue"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rue"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ruefulness n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {regret}, {rue}]
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