Rueful
adjective
1.
causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable:
a rueful plight.
2.
feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful:
the rueful look on her face.
adjective
1.
feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance: a rueful face
2.
inspiring sorrow or pity
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