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