rueful English

Meaning rueful meaning

What does rueful mean?

rueful

— adjective (= contrite) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Synonyms rueful synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rueful?

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remorseful

ruthful

woeful

regretful

penitent

contrite

sorry

sad

repentant

pitiful

doleful

wretched

woebegone

trashy

stinky

sorry for

sorrowful

sordid

shoddy

shabby

ropey

repent

regret

punk

pitiable

piteous

pathetical

pathetic

moody

miserable

lugubrious

lousy

lamentable

infelicitous

hangdog

grievous

grieved

execrable

dreary

drear

dolorous

dismal

deplorable

crestfallen

brokenhearted

bleak

apologetic

afflictive

Topics rueful topics

What do people use rueful to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sorry

• What words describe someone who feels sorry?
  sorry penitent regretful remorseful rueful convicted guilty contrite repentant