regretful
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fəl adjective
full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
Related forms
re·gret·ful·ly, adverb
re·gret·ful·ness, noun
un·re·gret·ful, adjective
un·re·gret·ful·ly, adverb
un·re·gret·ful·ness, noun
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| —vb , -grets, -gretting, -gretted | |
| 1. | (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about |
| 2. | to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of |
| —n | |
| 3. | a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition |
| 4. | a sense of loss or grief |
| 5. | (plural) a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation |
| [C14: from Old French regrete, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse grāta to weep] | |
| usage Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend | |
| re'gretful | |
| —adj | |
| re'gretfully | |
| —adv | |
| re'gretfulness | |
| —n | |
| re'grettable | |
| —adj | |
| re'grettably | |
| —adv | |
| re'gretter | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
But they also seem complacent about its inefficiencies rather than regretful and determined.
Characteristically, he believes he willed his own recovery, about which he sometimes sounds almost regretful.
It is regretful that cases had to be filed in both state and federal court to deter the dental board from enforcing its gag rule.
It's a movie the regretful spirit of which is somewhat at odds with its blithe manner.
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