Crestfallenly
Ruefully and crestfallenly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruefully" instead an adverb "Crestfallenly".
Ruefully
Ruefully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: ruefully accepted the fact that the drunk driver would never adequately pay for his crime
Crestfallenly and ruefully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crestfallenly" instead an adverb "Ruefully".
Nearby Words: rueful, ruefulness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- painfully and crestfallenly
- painfully and ruefully
- dejectedly and crestfallenly
- dejectedly and ruefully
- sadly and crestfallenly
- sadly and ruefully
- woefully and crestfallenly
- woefully and ruefully
- dolefully and crestfallenly
- dolefully and ruefully
- sorrowfully and crestfallenly
- sorrowfully and ruefully
- sorely and crestfallenly
- sorely and ruefully
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