rueful

Letters that make rueful

e, f, l, r, u are letters that make 'rueful'

Words within rueful

rue, Ful, Ru are words within 'rueful'


1 possible definitions for 'rueful'

Rueful as "feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses"

Under this definition, rueful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contrite, remorseful, ruthful have the same meaning as 'rueful'

Derivatives of rueful

contrition, contriteness, mournfulness, sorrowfulness, regret, attrition, rue, ruefulness, ruthfulness, sorrow are derivatives of 'rueful'.

Similar to rueful

penitent, repentant are similar to 'rueful'.



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