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RUEFULLY

\ɹˈuːfəlɪ], \ɹˈuːfəlɪ], \ɹ_ˈuː_f_ə_l_ɪ]\

Definitions of RUEFULLY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

adv. In a rueful manner; mournfully.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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