half-ruefully
- a word derived from ruefully.
Example Sentences
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And here it may be well to notice how opportunely, as De Quincey half-ruefully remarked, money always fell in to Wordsworth, enabling him to pursue his poetic career without distraction.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
"Don't be angry, Maya," he pleaded, half-ruefully, half-humorously.
From Rebels of the Red Planet by Fontenay, Charles Louis
