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Rueful
Rueful
rue·ful
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
expressing regret, apology, or sorrow; evoking sympathy or pity;
e.g. She delivered the news of the accident in a rueful voice.
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Heady
Hopeful
Hopeless
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Incorrigible
Incurable
Irrecoverable
Irredeemable
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Wretched
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