unruefully

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adverb

not ruefully

OriginEnglish ruefully ← Middle English reuful ← Proto-Germanic *fullaz →
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Meanings

adverbunruefully (comparative more unruefully, superlative most unruefully)

comparative more unruefully · superlative most unruefully

  1. not ruefully

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrewwaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hreuwan
  10. Proto-West Germanic*hreuwu
  11. Old Englishhrēow
  12. Middle Englishrewe
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  15. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  16. Middle Englishreuful
  17. Englishrueful
  18. Englishruefully
  19. Englishunruefully

From un- + ruefully.

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APA

unruefully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruefully

MLA

“unruefully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruefully. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unruefully,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruefully.

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