Meanings
adjectiveruesome (comparative more ruesome, superlative most ruesome)
comparative more ruesome · superlative most ruesome
- 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!"
1969, Val Björnson, The History of Minnesota - Volume 1
Origin
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ruesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruesome
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“ruesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruesome. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruesome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruesome.
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