Definition of Ruefully

1. Adverb. In a rueful manner. "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"

Exact synonyms: Contritely, Remorsefully
Partainyms: Contrite, Remorseful, Rueful

Definition of Ruefully

1. Adverb. In a rueful manner; causing, feeling(,) or expressing regret or sorrow. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ruefully

1. rueful [adv] - See also: rueful

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruefully

rudiments
rudimentum
rudimentum hippocampi
rudish
rudist
rudistes
rudity
rudmasday
rudraksha
ruds
rue
rue anemone
rue family
rued
rueful
ruefully (current term)
ruefulness
ruefulnesses
rueing
rueings
ruelle
ruelles
ruellia
ruellias
ruer
ruers
rues
rufescent
ruffe

Literary usage of Ruefully

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"The commandant ruefully promised to report himself " cut up" to the nearest umpire, and commending his cavalry and all other cavalry to the special care of ..."

2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"1 looked down ruefully at his sides. ! " he exclaimed. ... the coal-dust remained he skin, and that his chest was too hairy. hand on his sides ruefully. ..."

3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"... who had demolished the whole British empire in their harangues, peeping ruefully out of their hiding places; crawling cautiously forth; dodging through ..."

4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"The shepherd of Bohemia As ruefully the shore he scanned, Mid shingle rough and broken spar— The shepherd of Bohemia— Found pretty baby Perdita. ..."

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