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REGRETTABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does regrettable mean?
• REGRETTABLE (adjective)
The adjective REGRETTABLE has 1 sense:
1. deserving regret
Familiarity information: REGRETTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deserving regret
Synonyms:
regrettable; too bad
Context example:
it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
Similar:
unfortunate (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune)
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