regrettable
Use Regrettable in a sentence
ə adjective
causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
Also, re·gret·a·ble.
Related forms
re·gret·ta·ble·ness, noun
re·gret·ta·bly, adverb
un·re·gret·ta·ble, adjective
un·re·gret·ta·b·ly, adverb
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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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Regrettable
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
If this were simply a case of one accounting firm doing wrong, that would be regrettable but containable.
While regrettable, this individual compliance error was not part of a general business practice.
And yet, in another sense, it is regrettable that the matter of race has been pushed off the table.
It talks about pumping in sea water as something that was regrettable, but necessary to solve the problem.
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