Hurt
Rueful
Rueful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Hurt and rueful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurt" instead an adjective "Rueful".
Nearby Words: ruefulness, ruefully
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Rueful and Hurt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurt/rueful
Hurt & Rueful. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurt/rueful>.
Rueful or Hurt. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurt/rueful.
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