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rueful |
Grep of noun rueful ruefulness Overview of adj rueful The adj rueful has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful, sorry -- (feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses) Antonyms of adj rueful 1 sense of rueful Sense 1 contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful, sorry INDIRECT (VIA penitent, repentant) -> impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful INDIRECT (VIA penitent, repentant) -> impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful Similarity of adj rueful 1 sense of rueful Sense 1 contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful, sorry => penitent (vs. impenitent), repentant (vs. unrepentant) Attributes of adj rueful Familiarity of adj rueful rueful used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj rueful rueful Overview of adj rueful The adj rueful has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful, sorry -- (feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses)
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