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rueful in Spanish

rueful in Spanish is sentir lastima o compasion — rueful means showing or feeling regret or sadness, often in a way that is a little funny.

rueful in Spanish

sentir lastima o compasion
adj
Inspiring pity or compassion.

What does "rueful" mean?

  1. adj Showing or feeling regret or sadness, often in a way that is a little funny.
    "Merely, he received it with the rueful indulgence that he would show towards Tom when he came through with one of his solutions for ending world poverty or the arms race."
  2. adj Making other people feel sorry for you.
  3. adj Very bad or regrettable.
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rueful in a sentence

  • Merely, he received it with the rueful indulgence that he would show towards Tom when he came through with one of his solutions for ending world poverty or the arms race.

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What is "rueful" in Spanish?
"rueful" in Spanish is sentir lastima o compasion. rueful means: Showing or feeling regret or sadness, often in a way that is a little funny.
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