regretful
pronunciation
How to pronounce regretful in British English:
UK [rɪˈgretfl]
How to pronounce regretful in American English:
US [rɪˈɡrɛtfəl]
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- Adjective:
- having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Word Origin
- regretful (adj.)
- 1640s, "full of regret," from regret + -ful. Regretfully, properly "with regret," incorrectly used in place of regrettably "it is to be regretted that; calling for regret" since at least 1965. "A regrettable use, prob. after HOPEFULLY adv.2" [OED].
Example
- 1. I am regretful for what I have done .
- 2. I felt regretful about what happened .
- 3. They sincerely want to let their customers know what they are getting into , because a regretful customer is a vengeful one .
- 4. This is a big moment for america and iraq , yet the iraqi government was more regretful than jubilant , calling the deal the best it could achieve after more than a year of negotiations .
- 5. And his first television interview since his may 14 arrest painted a portrait of a regretful man .