rueful
adjective
causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable.
half-rueful
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a word derived from
rueful.
Example Sentences
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And finally, producing a half-rueful grin, he realized that most of all he wanted everything to be normal.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
He turned to his companion with a half-rueful spark of laughter in his gray, eyes.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
When they parted at the door of Valleys House, she looked back at him with a queer, half-rueful smile.
From The Patrician by John Galsworthy
"I didn't let you order that——" Then I caught Million's half-rueful, half-triumphant glance at a new white carton box on the wicker chair beside her bed.
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Mrs. Oliver Onions
Mr. Price gave Algernon a comical look, half-rueful, half-amused.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
