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/ˈɹuːfl̩/ · adjective
Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way..
Merely, he received it with the rueful indulgence that he would show towards Tom when he came through with one of his solutions for ending world poverty or the arms race.
Use rueful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rueful means Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way..
Common synonyms include deplorable, pitiful, sorry, atrabiliary.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Merely, he received it with the rueful indulgence that he would show towards Tom when he came through with one of his solutions for ending world poverty or the arms race.
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