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
The elder man looked up at his only son with a kindly, half-rueful expression.
From The Daughter Pays by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
"Send us anything you may have in the way of reading matter, and we'll be only too thankful," was the major's half-laughing, half-rueful reply, and after an hour's chat I left.
From Kitty's Conquest by Charles King
Mr. Price gave Algernon a comical look, half-rueful, half-amused.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
"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
