Rueful \Rue"ful\ (r[udd]"f[.u]l), 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.
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 -- {Rueful*ly}, adv. -- {Rueful*ness}, n.
      
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