Regrettable

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.

    "The officers' actions were regrettable, yes, but there's nothing to be done now but to relocate everyone to the mainland in a calm and orderly manner."

Adjective
  1. 1
    deserving regret wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unfortunateabominableaffectingafflictivearrantatrabiliary

Example

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"It is regrettable that you did not start earlier."

Etymology

From regret + -able.

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