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Rueful vs Pitiable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between rueful and pitiable

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while pitiable is that deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

rueful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
  • Inspiring pity or compassion.

    • Derived terms

    * rue-bargain * ruefully * ruefulness

    Related terms

    * rue

    pitiable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

    • Synonyms

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