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ruesome

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. rueful
  2. to be regretted; unfortunate

Examples

“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!"”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

rufescent ruff ruffable ruffed ruffer ruffest

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