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Abjectly vs Ruefully - What's the difference?

abjectly | ruefully |

As adverbs the difference between abjectly and ruefully

is that abjectly is with great shame, desperately; in an abject fashion while ruefully is in a rueful manner; causing, feeling or expressing regret or sorrow.

abjectly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • With great shame, desperately; in an abject fashion.
    • I abjectly apologise for the damage I have done.
  • * 1851 , , Moby-Dick
    • So, deprived of one leg, and the strange ship of course being altogether unsupplied with the kindly invention, Ahab now found himself abjectly reduced to a clumsy landsman again;

    Antonyms

    * (somewhat) proudly

    Related terms

    * abject * abjection * abjectness

    References

    ruefully

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a rueful manner; causing, feeling or expressing regret or sorrow.
    • He smiled ruefully at me.

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l)