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- Dictionaryregretful/rɪˈɡrɛtf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing regret: "he sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself" Similar Opposite
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feeling or expressing sadness or disappointment:
feeling or expressing sadness or disappointment:
: full of regret : feeling or expressing regret. feeling regretful. a regretful sigh/look. … and all that the three-year difference does is make us laugh and make us regretful about our own adolescences. Stanley Kauffmann. regretfulness noun.
Regretful describes the feeling of being sorry for something you did — or didn't do — or something that happened. If you are regretful about how you treated your brother when you were little, you now wish you had been nicer.
a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better: I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets. The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions.
If you are regretful, you show that you regret something. Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile. Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
adjective. 1. Expressing or inclined to express an apology: apologetic, contrite, penitent, repentant, sorry. 2. Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitent, penitential, remorseful, repentant, sorry. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
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