rueful

As an adjective rueful

is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.

As a verb regrant is

to grant (something) again or in a different way.

As a noun regrant is

the act of granting back to a former proprietor.

As adjectives the difference between wistful and rueful

is that wistful is full of yearning or longing while rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and false

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

Rueful is a related term of wretched.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and wretched

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while wretched is very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief; calamitous; woeful; very afflicting.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and brooding

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while brooding is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As a verb brooding is

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As a noun brooding is

a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

As adjectives the difference between resentful and rueful

is that resentful is inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged while rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and repentant

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while repentant is feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

As a noun repentant is

one who repents; a penitent.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and compassionate

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while compassionate is having, feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.

As a verb compassionate is

to feel compassion for; to pity, feel sorry for.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and miserable

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while miserable is in a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

As adjectives the difference between rueful and flippant

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while flippant is (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity.