What Does Ruefulness Mean

adj. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: “He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son” (Khaled Hosseini). rue′ful·ly adv. rue′ful·ness n.

Is Ruefulness a word?

adj. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: “He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son” (Khaled Hosseini). rue′ful·ly adv. rue′ful·ness n.

How do you use rueful in a sentence?

1. He allows himself only a rueful laugh.
2. Just rueful reflection on the one that got away. …
3. He allowed himself a rueful smile. …
4. He looks rueful, just for a instant.
5. They had not gone far before they saw a cat sitting in the middle of the road and making a most rueful face.