Associations to the word «Regretful»

Wiktionary

REGRETFUL, adjective. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
REGRETFUL, adjective. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

Dictionary definition

REGRETFUL, adjective. Feeling or expressing 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"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase".

Wise words

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