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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 regretplay

  Familiarity information: REGRETTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REGRETTABLE (adjective)


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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