English Explanatory Dictionary

ruefully

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

In a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-ruefully.wav

Word forms

ruefully more ruefully most ruefully

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu Old English hrēow Middle English rewe Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful Middle English reuful English rueful Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ruefully From rueful + -ly.

Synonyms

Derived words

unruefully

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