[
UK
/ɹɪɡɹˈɛtəbəl/
]
[ US /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈɡɹɛtəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
deserving regret
it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
regrettable remarks
it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
How To Use regrettable In A Sentence
- 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. Top Israel Rabbis: Don't Sell Property To Non-Jews
- He said: 'It is very regrettable that an officer should apparently have disregarded a speed camera under these circumstances. Times, Sunday Times
- “The fact that a Dutch parliamentarian is refused entry to another EU country is highly regrettable,” Mr Verhagen said. Anti-Islamist politician Geert Wilders refused entry to Britain
- The excesses committed during the unfortunate period are regrettable.
- It is deeply regrettable that both before and since those two spills occurred, much more oil has been spilt due to illegality. Times, Sunday Times
- The separation between the disciplines of biology and cosmology may be philosophically regrettable but it is built into the structure of modern science. Infinite in All Directions
- His tiredness caused him to make a regrettable error.
- The feeling at Anfield is that this was a regrettable, avoidable incident rather than a serious one. Times, Sunday Times