Ruesome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    rueful
  2. 2
    to be regretted; unfortunate

    "In his message to the Legislature in 1874, Governor Austin made the ruesome statement that "our railroads have been almost wholly built by foreign capital!""

Example

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"In his message to the Legislature in 1874, Governor Austin made the ruesome statement that "our railroads have been almost wholly built by foreign capital!""

Etymology

From rue + -some.

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