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
Wretchedly and ruefully are semantically related in mournfully topic. In some cases you can use "Wretchedly" instead an adverb "Ruefully".
Nearby Words: rueful, ruefulness
Wretchedly
Wretchedly adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: we're wretchedly disappointed in you for behaving so irresponsibly
Ruefully and wretchedly are semantically related in mournfully topic. Sometimes you can use "Ruefully" instead an adverb "Wretchedly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- agonizingly and ruefully
- agonizingly and wretchedly
- bitterly and ruefully
- bitterly and wretchedly
- painfully and ruefully
- painfully and wretchedly
- despondently and ruefully
- despondently and wretchedly
- dejectedly and ruefully
- dejectedly and wretchedly
- deplorably and ruefully
- deplorably and wretchedly
- sadly and ruefully
- sadly and wretchedly
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