regrettable

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Definition of regrettable in English English dictionary: Of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret
It was regrettable that the teacher made the class retake the test when he was wrong about the answers.; feelings You describe something as regrettable when you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened. an investigation into what the army described as a regrettable incident = unfortunate + regrettably re·gret·tably Regrettably we could find no sign of the man and the search was terminated = unfortunately. something that is regrettable is unpleasant, and you wish things could be different = unfortunate; deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church; {s} causing sorrow, causing remorse, causing feelings of anguish
regrettable mistake: error that one feels sorry for, error that causes regret
regrettably: In a manner inspiring or deserving regret
regrettably: in a manner that causes sorrow, in a manner that causes remorse
regrettably: used to talk about a situation that you wish was different or that you are sorry about = regretfully
regrettably: by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

regrettable

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re·gret·ta·ble

rîgretıbıl

/rəˈgretəbəl/ /rɪˈɡrɛtəbəl/

[ ri-'gre-t&-b&l ] (adjective.) 1603. regret +‎ -able

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