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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单词	ruthful
释义	ruthful [ rooth-fuhl ] / ˈruθ fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruthful ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to ruthful The Most Searched Words Of 2019 On Dictionary.comAs we look ahead to what the new year will bring, we also reflect back on the previous one—and at Dictionary.com, that means analyzing the top words that sent users to our site in 2019. READ MORE Words related to ruthful abject, affecting, afflicted, base, beggarly, cheerless, comfortless, commiserative, compassionate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dismal, distressed, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, inadequate, insignificant
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ruthful

adjective

Origin of ruthful

OTHER WORDS FROM ruthful

Words nearby ruthful

Example sentences from the Web for ruthful

British Dictionary definitions for ruthful

adjective

Derived forms of ruthful

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