meaning of ruefully synonym
with feelings of bitterness or grief ruefully accepted the fact that the drunk driver would never adequately pay for his crime Synonyms of ruefully agonizingly, bitterly, dolefully, dolorously, grievously, hardly, inconsolably, lugubriously, mournfully, painfully, plaintively, regretfully, resentfully, hard, sadly, sorely, sorrowfully, unhappily, wailfully, woefully, wretchedly Words Related to ruefully abjectly, cheerlessly, crestfallenly, dejectedly, despairingly, despondently ...
The origin of the word ruefully is a Germanic word that means  ârepentance.â But over time the word has adopted a slightly humorous tone, so you can go ahead and shake your head ruefully at your friend who has just put his boot on the wrong foot â you feel a little bit sorry for him at the moment. You might grin ruefully when asked about how many pairs of shoes you bought on your trip.