ruthful

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ruthful
    adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
           [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {ruthful}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ruthful \Ruth"ful\, a.
   Full of ruth; as:
   (a) Pitiful; tender.
   (b) Full of sorrow; woeful.
   (c) Causing sorrow. --Shak. -- {Ruth"ful*ly}, adv.
       [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "ruthful":
      afflicted, bleeding, charitable, clement, commiserative,
      compassionate, condolent, doleful, dolorous, forbearant, gentle,
      human, humane, lenient, melting, merciful, miserable, pitying,
      rueful, soft, softhearted, sorrowful, sympathetic, sympathizing,
      tender, tenderhearted, understanding, warmhearted, wretched

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