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Definition of Regretful
1. Adjective. Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. "He felt bad about breaking the vase"
Definition of Regretful
1. a. Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining.
Definition of Regretful
1. Adjective. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets. ¹
2. Adjective. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Regretful
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regretful
Literary usage of Regretful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters of Edward FitzGerald by Edward FitzGerald (1894)
"His Loss makes one's Life more dreary, and ' en revanche ' the end of it less
regretful. To Mrs. Alfred Tennyson.^ WOODBRIDGE : March 22, [1881]. ..."
2. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (1887)
"... u. l ; regretful thoughts of, ii. ê, end ; the assassination, tit. / ; justifies
it, tit. 1 ; his speech, tit. 2 ; his love of books and music, iv. ..."
3. Letters of Sarah Orne Jewett by Sarah Orne Jewett (1911)
"Carlyle took no stock in Irving's wife, and he is so solemn and regretful about
the Gift of Tongues and the squeals of a lady parishioner one day when he ..."
4. Letters of Sarah Orne Jewett by Sarah Orne Jewett (1911)
"Carlyle took no stock in Irving's wife, and he is so solemn and regretful about
the Gift of Tongues and the squeals of a lady parishioner one day when he ..."
5. The Court and Reign of Francis the First, King of France: King of France by Pardoe (Julia) (1887)
"... —regretful exclamation of Francis—A soldier's monument. WHILE the friends of
Bourbon were thus suffering the penalties of their adherence to his cause, ..."
6. Elephant-hunting in East Equatorial Africa: Being an Account of Three Years by Arthur H. Neumann (1898)
"... Easy stages—Astir betimes—A regretful shot—Diversity of zebra—A blessing in
disguise—A salutary lesson—Implementing a promise—A spider and its prey— A ..."
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