regrettable
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[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtəbəl
Adjective
[edit]regrettable (comparative more regrettable, superlative most regrettable)
- Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
- Synonyms: deplorable, pitiful; see also Thesaurus:lamentable
- The officers' actions were regrettable, 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!”, in Jeeves 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 the regrettable 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.
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[edit]of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret
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French
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[edit]regrettable (plural regrettables)
- unfortunate, regrettable
- Synonym: dommage
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “regrettable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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