LekhoriLekhoriFull of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful.
Causing pity; piteous.
An if it please thee! why, assure thee, Lucius, / 'Twill vex thy soul to hear what I shall speak; / For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres, / Acts of black night, abominable deeds, / Complots of mischief, treason, villainies, / Ruthful to hear, yet piteously perform'd:
Full of ruth or pity; merciful; compassionate.
Then he bestowed robes of honour on the nurses wet and dry and said to them, "Be ye ruthful over them and rear them after the goodliest fashion."
From Middle English reuþful, reuthful, reowthful, equivalent to ruth + -ful.
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