'Ruefully' definitions:
Definition of 'ruefully'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully]
Definition of 'Ruefully'
From: GCIDE
- Rueful \Rue"ful\ (r[udd]"f[.u]l), a.
- 1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- {Rue"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rue"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]