rueful

(rū'fəl)
adj.

1. Inspiring pity or compassion.
2. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret.

ruefully rue'ful·ly adv.
ruefulness rue'ful·ness n.

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adjective

1. Arousing or deserving pity: pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, ruthful. See pity.
2. Causing sorrow or regret: deplorable, doleful, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, mournful, regrettable, sad, sorrowful, woeful. See happy/unhappy.
3. Full of or expressive of sorrow: doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: sorrowful
Antonyms: happy, unrepentant

For a list of words related to rueful, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bedrøvelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
berouwvol, spijtig

Français (French)
adj. - attristé, triste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reumütig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λυπηρός, πικραμένος, θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
lamentevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pesaroso

Русский (Russian)
печальный, удрученный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pesaroso, arrepentido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ynklig, nedslagen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲伤的, 可怜的, 怜悯的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 悲傷的, 可憐的, 憐憫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 슬픈듯한, 후회하는, 가엾은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲しそうな, 哀れな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حزين, يرثى له, كئيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלא יגון, עצוב‬

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