Bad and Rueful

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Bad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad

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Rueful and bad are semantically related. in guilty topic. In some cases you can use "Rueful" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Rueful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

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

Nearby Words: ruefulness, ruefully

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