Downheartedly
Ruefully and downheartedly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruefully" instead an adverb "Downheartedly".
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
Downheartedly and ruefully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downheartedly" instead an adverb "Ruefully".
Nearby Words: rueful, ruefulness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disconsolately and downheartedly
- disconsolately and ruefully
- despairingly and downheartedly
- despairingly and ruefully
- despondently and downheartedly
- despondently and ruefully
- dispiritedly and downheartedly
- dispiritedly and ruefully
- dejectedly and downheartedly
- dejectedly and ruefully
- sadly and downheartedly
- sadly and ruefully
- woefully and downheartedly
- woefully and ruefully
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