regretful

[ ri-gret-fuh l ]

/ rɪˈgrɛt fəl /

full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.

Origin of regretful

First recorded in 1640–50; regret + -ful

re·gret·ful·ly, adverb re·gret·ful·ness, noun un·re·gret·ful, adjective un·re·gret·ful·ly, adverb

un·re·gret·ful·ness, noun

regretful regrettable regretfully regrettably

Surely, he thought, he had been miserable enough at Erskine to make the parting anything but regretful.

Weatherby's Inning |Ralph Henry Barbour
"I'm ever so sorry, auntie," said Percy, and his regretful face said as much as his words.

Dotty Dimple At Home |Sophie May
And not regretful that death had occurred, but that it had interfered with his plans.

Find the Woman |Arthur Somers Roche
I do not even look back to him with any regretful tenderness.

A Crooked Path |Mrs. Alexander

The grateful speaker waved his hand in regretful but happy farewell.

The Victim |Thomas Dixon