half-rueful
- 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
Not my fault," was the half-rueful answer; "I'd a heap sooner be going into the Coast Guard right away.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
For a moment he hesitated, a half-rueful, half-whimsical smile on his lips, rather as though he were laughing at himself.
From The Lamp of Fate by Pedler, Margaret
She took a final look at herself in the dimpled glass that gave back her figure in a series of waves and angles, and suddenly she gave a little half-rueful laugh.
From Secret Bread by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)
Mr. Price gave Algernon a comical look, half-rueful, half-amused.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
