"ruthful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹuːθ.fʊl/ [UK, US] Audio: En-us-ncalif-ruthful.ogg Forms: more ruthful [comparative], most ruthful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English reuþful, reuthful, reowthful, equivalent to ruth + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reuþful}} Middle English reuþful, {{suffix|en|ruth|ful|pos=adjective}} ruth + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} ruthful (comparative more ruthful, superlative most ruthful)
  1. Full of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful. Translations (full of sorrow; sorrowful): afligido (Spanish), triste (Spanish)
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  2. Causing pity; piteous. Translations (causing pity; piteous): säälittävä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ruthful-en-adj-hHHzru1y Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 38 25 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 21 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of 'causing pity; piteous': 7 77 16
  3. Full of ruth or pity; merciful; compassionate. Synonyms (full of ruth): compassionate, merciful Translations (full of ruth or pity): säälivä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ruthful-en-adj-IxCISnrD Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 38 25 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 21 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of 'full of ruth': 37 11 52 Disambiguation of 'full of ruth or pity': 25 16 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ruthfully, ruthfulness Related terms: ruth
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