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Qué (quién) es ruefully - definición
ruefully
see rueful
rue
![A "crown of rue" or [[crancelin]] on the [[heraldic banner of Saxony]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Banner of Saxony (1^1).svg?width=200 "A \"crown of rue\" or [[crancelin]] on the [[heraldic banner of Saxony]]")
![Capsule and seed - [[MHNT]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruta graveolens MHNT.BOT.2005.0.973.jpg?width=200 "Capsule and seed - [[MHNT]]")
SPECIES OF PLANT IN THE RUTACEAE FAMILY
Common rue; Rue; Common Rue
rue1
¦ verb (rues, rueing or ruing, rued) bitterly regret (a past event or action) and wish it undone.
¦ noun archaic
1. repentance; regret.
2. compassion; pity.
Origin
OE hreow 'repentance', hreowan 'affect with contrition', of Gmc origin.
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rue2
¦ noun a perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine. [Ruta graveolens.]
?used in names of plants that resemble rue, e.g. meadow rue.
Origin
ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk rhute.
rueful
¦ adjective expressing regret, especially in a wry or humorous way.
Derivatives
ruefully adverb
ruefulness noun
Ejemplos de uso de ruefully
1. "What should I get angry about?" he asks ruefully.
2. "Moving up in the world," one neighbour ruefully remarked.
3. "Thirty guns because a watermelon wasn‘t ripe," Musawi said ruefully.
4. "Collectors are really busy right now," his wife notes ruefully.
5. "It‘s the easy trap of a lie," she says ruefully.