The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]
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Ruefull
Synonyms for "ruefull" (158 found)
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joylesslamentablelugubriousmelancholymiserablemournfulmovingoppressedpainfulpatheticpenitentpiteouspitiablepitifulplaintiveplangentplunged in griefpoignantpoorregretful
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regrettablerepentantrepiningruthfulsadsaddeningself-accusingself-condemningself-convictingself-debasingself-flagellatingself-humiliatingself-punishingself-reproachingshamefacedshamefastshamefulsharpsoresorrowedsorrowfulsorrowingsorrytearfultouchinguncomfortableunhappy aboutwistfulwoebegonewoefulwretched
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