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regretful

reg·ret·ful

US/rɪˈɡrɛtfʌl/ rare

adjective

1.

having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

  • “felt regretful over his vanished youth”
  • “regretful over mistakes she had made”
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Origin

From regret + -ful.

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