'Rueful' definitions:

Definition of 'rueful'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful]

Definition of 'Rueful'

From: GCIDE
  • Rueful \Rue"ful\ (r[udd]"f[.u]l), a.
  • 1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- {Rue"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rue"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rueful'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Rueful'