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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in a rueful manner;
- Example: "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
[syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ruefully adv 1: in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully]