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After failing his final exam, he wore a rueful expression on his face as he realized his mistake.
Her rueful song quivered through the air as she knelt down and shook her fists at the sky.
Rueful is 'with sorrow and regret'.
The adverb for "rueful" is "ruefully."
when you are being in a rueful manner is to be with anger. When you are very mad at something Example: Ari was in a rueful manner because her cousins destroy her D.S
"`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
The word "rueful" is an adjective. It describes someone who is feeling or showing regret or remorse.
rueful is in my sentence...See, it wasn't that hard.
If someone is rueful, they feel or express regret or sorrow in a quiet and gentle way. He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
No, "rueful" is not a prefix. It is an adjective that means expressing sorrow or regret.
The Greek root for rueful is "rheu," which means to flow.
He made it and gave her a rueful smile before dropping down beside her.