Rueful
['ruːfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['rufl]
Definition
(a.) Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
(a.) Expressing sorrow.
Inputed by Conrad
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Doleful, mournful, dismal, melancholy, sad, sorrowful, piteous, pitiful, grievous, lugubrious.
Checker: Tessie
Examples
- Rebecca's wit, spirits, and accomplishments troubled her with a rueful disquiet. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I rather imagine we'll be good, said Clayton with a rueful smile. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Sergeant Cuff looked with a rueful face at the three chairs on which he had condemned himself to pass the night. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was, therefore, with a very rueful air that he replied-- 'Why, I suppose I must. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Bumble rose with a very rueful countenance: wondering much what something desperate might be. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- You are the Knight of the Rueful Countenance now. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I don't know; I really don't know,' said Giles, with a rueful countenance. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Try an in'ard application, sir,' said Sam, as the red-nosed gentleman rubbed his head with a rueful visage. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Got no more,' was the rueful answer, with an accordant shake of the head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Herbert probably would have been scratching his head in a most rueful manner at the sight of his accumulating figures. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The old gentleman looked almost as rueful as Oliver when the key grated in the lock. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Checker: Tessie