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Definition of "ruthful" [ruth•ful]

  • Full of sorrow; rueful. (adjective)
  • Causing sorrow or pity. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ruthful" in a sentence
  • "As Jim Morrison sang sorta: Feen and ruthful on teh western plains . . ."
  • "And he maketh a ruthful noise and ghastful, when one proffereth to fight with another: and unneth is hurt when he is thrown down off an high place."
  • "Be more ruthless - except, that is with us your regular commenters, with whom you must remain tolerant and ruthful."