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单词 ruthful
释义

ruthful

[ rooth-fuhl ]
/ ˈruθ fəl /
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adjective

compassionate or sorrowful.
causing or apt to cause sorrow or pity.
feeling remorse or self-reproach.

Origin of ruthful

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at ruth, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM ruthful

ruth·ful·ly, adverbruth·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby ruthful

ruthenium, Rutherford, Rutherford, Ernest, rutherfordium, Rutherford scattering, ruthful, ruthless, rutidosis, rutilant, rutilated, rutile
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Example sentences from the Web for ruthful

  • Jones stood close at my elbow, with a face as festive now as it was ruthful not long before.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ruthful

ruthful
/ (ˈruːθfʊl) /

adjective

archaic full of or causing sorrow or pity

Derived forms of ruthful

ruthfully, adverbruthfulness, noun
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