Fromregret +-able.
regrettable (comparativemoreregrettable,superlativemostregrettable)
- Able to beregretted,especiallydeserving ofregret.
- Synonyms:deplorable,pitiful;see alsoThesaurus:lamentable
The officers' actions wereregrettable, yes, but there's nothing to be done now but to relocate everyone to the mainland in a calm and orderly manner.
1991 May 12, “Kidnapped!”, inJeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness theregrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
2019 October 4, Tiffany Hsu, “You Will Be Shocked by This Article”, inThe New York Times[1],→ISSN, archived fromthe original on25 March 2020:And when they do, readers may find themselves on an unfamiliar website with an odd name, faced with a photo gallery ofregrettable tattoos or a listicle on 22 celebrities with ugly spouses.
of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret
Fromregretter +-able.
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl/ ~/ʁə.ɡʁe.tabl/
regrettable (pluralregrettables)
- unfortunate,regrettable
- Synonym:dommage
