regretful

regretful adjective: full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

Adjective

regretful (comparative more regretful, superlative most regretful)

Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
- But, as their flowery garland was wreathed of the brightest roses that had grown there, so, in the tie that united them, were intertwined all the purest and best of their early joys. They went heavenward, supporting each other along the difficult path which it was their lot to tread and never...1837 March 6, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “(please specify the chapter or story)”, in Twice-Told Tales, Boston, Mass.: American Stationers Co.; John B. Russell, →OCLC
- I continued also the wish to be with you, and experienced a strange, regretful consciousness of some barrier dividing us.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC
Synonyms:

repining, rueful, remorseful
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
- feel bitterly regretful
- feel deeply regretful

வருத்தமான

অনুতপ্ত, দুঃখিত

remorseful, sorry, contrite: ഖേദിക്കുന്ന, ദുഃഖിക്കുന്ന, ദുഃഖിതമായ, കുറ്റബോധമുള്ള, ശാകുണ, ശാകുന

feel sincerely regretful
They went heavenward, supporting each other along the difficult path which it was their lot to tread and never wasted one regretful thought on the vanities of Merry Mount.1837 March 6, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “(please specify the chapter or story)”, in Twice-Told Tales, Boston, Mass.: American Stationers Co....
There was a feeling of utter desolation in my heart, filling it with a despairing and regretful sense, that I had not gone down with Robert to the bottom of the sea.1853, Solomon Northup, edited by [David Wilson], Twelve Years a Slave. […], London: Sampson Low, Son & Co.; Auburn, N.Y.: Derby and Miller...
A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past, or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men.1927, Bertrand Russell, “What We Must Do”, in Why I Am Not a Christian:
Now, it is our regretful task to record his death on November 19 after a brief illness, and to include in a short article on page 29 some notes on his multifarious activities.1943 January and February, “Charles S. Lake”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:

comparative	more regretful
superlative	most regretful

From regret + -ful.

What does regretful mean?: Regretful means full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
What is regretful in Tamil?: Regretful in Tamil is வருத்தமான. See Regretful meaning in Tamil.
How do you use regretful in a sentence?: feel sincerely regretful
What part of speech is regretful?: Regretful is an adjective.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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