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rue•ful
Pronunciation: (rOO'ful), [key]—
adj.
1. causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable:
a rueful plight.
2. feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful:
the rueful look on her face. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.