regretfully
Use Regretfully in a sentence
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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regret (rɪˈɡrɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| regret (rɪˈɡrɛt) | |
| —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
Regretfully, the effect of this legislation would be far less economical than its language.
Regretfully the crew abandoned ship and transferred themselves and as much equipment as they could salvage to another vessel.
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