It is the antonym of frowned eagerly whilst wearing a coonskin cap. It is impossible to smile ruefully whilst wearing a coonskin cap.
Jeffery smiled ruefully at the empty plate that was until recently filled with the cookies he shouldn't have eaten.
Mean
He felt ruefully because he missed the game winning shot. P.S Ruefully means feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity. Hope that helps!
'Smiled' is a verb, which can be modified by many adverbs. Smiled itself does not change when modified, nor, when unmodified. All I can do is give you some examples of adverbs which could possibly modify 'smiled';Smiled happily, smiled quietly, smiled evilly, smiled humourlessly, smiled broadlyAnother answer:Smilingly.
After dropping me off in the local Walmart parking lot, the little girl smiled at me.
"I only wish I could," he said ruefully, as he smiled sadly.
Jeffery smiled ruefully at the empty plate that was until recently filled with the cookies he shouldn't have eaten.
Ruefully means to be causing sorrow or pitty.Ex:He was being ruefully whenever he killed the rabbit out in public.He was acting ruefully to his mom,sister,and wife.
Mean
Ruefully means to regret something and sassy means girlish behavious
The adverb for "rueful" is "ruefully."
The subject of the sentence is "Jamie." The phrase, "as she unwrapped the presents" is an adverbial phrase that modifies the predicate "smiled."
I'm ruefully awesome
I ruefully in shame walked awaymy sister ruefully stopped talking when she got caught
"I made a big mistake", he said ruefully.
He felt ruefully because he missed the game winning shot. P.S Ruefully means feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity. Hope that helps!
I ruefully had to refuse the invitation as I had a prior appointment