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RUEFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Synonyms:
contrite; remorseful; rueful; ruthful
Classified under:
Similar:
penitent; repentant (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)
Derivation:
ruefulness (sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment)
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