English Explanatory Dictionary

ruthfully

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a manner that is ruthful:
  2. Sorrowfully, ruefully.
  3. In a manner that causes pity; piteously.
  4. Compassionately; mercifully.

Word forms

ruthfully more ruthfully most ruthfully

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 Middle English -the Old Norse hrygðinflu. Middle English reuþe 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 reuþful Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English rewthfully English ruthfully From Middle English rewthfully, equivalent to ruthful + -ly.

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