ruefully

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Pat ruefully admitted that she was to blame. He spoke ruefully of what he described as his wasted life. "Both campaigns failed," she said ruefully. The meaning of RUEFUL is exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable. How to use rueful in a sentence. RUEFULLY definition: in a mournful or doleful way. See examples of ruefully used in a sentence. Definition of ruefully adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.