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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: ruefulness (0.00791 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to ruefulness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ruefulness
ruefulness
n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some
disappointment;
“he drank to drown his sorrows”;
“he
wrote a note expressing his regret”;
“to his rue, the
error cost him the game” [syn:
sorrow,
regret,
rue]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ruefulness
Rueful
\Rue"ful\, a.
1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
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2. Expressing sorrow.
“Rueful faces.” --Dryden.
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Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Rue"ful*ly, adv. --
Rue"ful*ness, n.
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