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- Dictionaryregrettable/rɪˈɡrɛtəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of conduct or an event) giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome: "the loss of this number of jobs is regrettable"
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causing or deserving sadness or disappointment: The omission of a sponsor’s name on the program was a regrettable error. regrettably. adverb us / rɪˈɡret̬·ə·bli / Regrettably, he died before he could see her again.
The meaning of REGRETTABLE is deserving regret. How to use regrettable in a sentence.
Regrettable definition: causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable. . See examples of REGRETTABLE used in a sentence.
You describe something as regrettable when you think that it is bad and that it should not happen or have happened.
causing or deserving sadness or disappointment: The omission of a sponsor’s name on the program was a regrettable error. regrettably. adverb us / rɪˈɡret̬·ə·bli / Regrettably, he died before he could see her again.
Regrettable describes things that make you feel sorry. Letting your sister borrow your own snow shovel became a regrettable decision the moment the big storm started. Actions and events are regrettable if they result in feelings of regret, or if they're unwelcome or undesirable.
regrettable (that…) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened. It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner. The loss of jobs is highly regrettable. a regrettable incident
