dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/rue_MW.json
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{
"rue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a European strong-scented perennial woody herb ( Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally":[],
": regret , sorrow":[
"with rue my heart is laden",
"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
],
": to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for":[],
": to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He must be ruing his decision now.",
"I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan."
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rewe , from Old English hr\u0113ow ; akin to Old High German hriuwa sorrow":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ruta , from Greek rhyt\u0113":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bemoan",
"deplore",
"lament",
"regret",
"repent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100109",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rueful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable":[
"rueful squalid poverty \u2026 by every wayside",
"\u2014 John Morley"
],
": mournful , regretful":[
"troubled her with a rueful disquiet",
"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
]
},
"examples":[
"He gave me a rueful smile and apologized.",
"the rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a stripper wife, a perhaps- rueful stepfather, and a retired DEA investigator, Louis Fisher, who somehow has convinced himself that working for these guys wasn\u2019t a monumental crime. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful -dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"As with that series, laughs maybe aren\u2019t the goal here, so much as half-smiles of rueful recognition. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the story told by the film\u2019s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and rueful in a mug shot and then beatific in Catholic clergy apparel. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Knowing laughter rippled through the audience as Smith cracked a rueful smile. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"That 2002 film is Lyne's masterwork, embedding all his gaudy stimulations in rueful yearning. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Antonio Banderas introduces another threat as a villainous Spanish tycoon who delivers every line with a rueful purr. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Here were some other moments that brought relief\u2014or at least a diversion, some bafflement, or a rueful chuckle\u2014in 2021. \u2014 Ian Crouch, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"doleful",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031433",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ruefully":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable":[
"rueful squalid poverty \u2026 by every wayside",
"\u2014 John Morley"
],
": mournful , regretful":[
"troubled her with a rueful disquiet",
"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
]
},
"examples":[
"He gave me a rueful smile and apologized.",
"the rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a stripper wife, a perhaps- rueful stepfather, and a retired DEA investigator, Louis Fisher, who somehow has convinced himself that working for these guys wasn\u2019t a monumental crime. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful -dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"As with that series, laughs maybe aren\u2019t the goal here, so much as half-smiles of rueful recognition. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the story told by the film\u2019s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and rueful in a mug shot and then beatific in Catholic clergy apparel. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Knowing laughter rippled through the audience as Smith cracked a rueful smile. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"That 2002 film is Lyne's masterwork, embedding all his gaudy stimulations in rueful yearning. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Antonio Banderas introduces another threat as a villainous Spanish tycoon who delivers every line with a rueful purr. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Here were some other moments that brought relief\u2014or at least a diversion, some bafflement, or a rueful chuckle\u2014in 2021. \u2014 Ian Crouch, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"doleful",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020149",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"rue anemone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a delicate vernal North American herb ( Anemonella thalictroides ) of the buttercup family that has white flowers resembling those of the wood anemone and basal leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then there are mimics like false Solomon's seal and false rue anemone . \u2014 Grant Segall, cleveland.com , 11 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201637"
},
"rue bargain":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bargain that one regrets":[],
": a forfeit (as of money) given for withdrawing from an agreement":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214215"
},
"rue family":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": rutaceae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"rue entry 3":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050921"
}
}