Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruefull

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rue-full
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of rueful.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more ruefull (comparative) most ruefull (superlative)

Questions

What does ruefull mean?: Obsolete form of rueful.

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