regretful vs regrettable
Definitions
adjective
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Examples
‘He apologised and was really regretful even though he was not involved in the actual attack,’ he said.
We had quite a useful meeting but regretfully at that stage the damage had been done.
There is, regretfully, no space in this article to examine all these issues.
Definitions
adjective
- deserving regret
Examples
She said it was regrettable that a policeman, who had taken an oath, had come before the court and deliberately misled the court.
The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.
As long as the conflict goes on here, it's logical to assume that the attitudes of all sides will harden, which is deeply regrettable.
