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RUTHFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ruthful mean?
• RUTHFUL (adjective)
The adjective RUTHFUL has 1 sense:
1. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Familiarity information: RUTHFUL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Synonyms:
contrite; remorseful; rueful; ruthful
Similar:
penitent; repentant (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)
Derivation:
ruthfulness (a state of gloomy sorrow)
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