rueful

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Adjective rueful has 1 sense

contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful, sorry - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful (indirect, via penitent, repentant)
Antonyms: impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful (indirect, via penitent, repentant)

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Rueful

Definition:

Adjective: expressing sorrow or regret, usually through facial expression or tone of voice

Senses:

1. Feeling or showing sorrow or regret:

After losing the game, he wore a rueful expression on his face.

Mary gave a rueful smile when she realized she had forgotten her keys again.

2. Expressing regret or sympathy:

The politician delivered a rueful apology for his inappropriate comments.

His letter to the family was a rueful acknowledgment of his mistake.

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