Abject and Rueful

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Abject adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

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Rueful and abject are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rueful" instead an adjective "Abject".

Nearby Words: abjection, abjectly

Rueful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

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Abject and rueful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abject" instead an adjective "Rueful".

Nearby Words: ruefulness, ruefully

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