RUTHFUL


Meaning of RUTHFUL in English

ˈrüthfəl adjective

Etymology: Middle English rewtheful, routheful, rutheful, from rewthe, routhe, ruthe pity + -ful — more at ruth

1. : full of ruth : pitiful , tender

had never known a woman so ruthful — Budd Schulberg

2. : full of sorrow : woeful , rueful

a ruthful smile — Times Literary Supplement

3. : causing sorrow

• ruth·ful·ness noun -es

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