adjective
definition
Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
definition
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
Examples of regretful in a Sentence
The princess looked at him, not grasping what he was saying, but cheered by the expression of regretful sympathy on his face.
Being courteous will show your date that you care and regretful for not making it in time.
A suit that feels completely uncomfortable or even just slightly snug will instantly make you feel self conscious and probably regretful of your purchase!
Use your shopping trip as a way to explain to your children the value of a dollar, and do not feel guilty or regretful when you don't run out to purchase the latest trends.
Since then, says their regretful pupil, " less time and less care have been bestowed on grammar, and persons who profess all arts, liberal and mechanical, are ignorant of the primary art, without which a man proceeds in vain to the rest.
Paulet, with loyal and regretful indignation, declined the disgrace proposed to him in a suggestion "to shed blood without law or warrant"; and on the 7th of February the earls of Shrewsbury and Kent arrived at Fotheringay with the commission of the council for execution of the sentence given against his prisoner.
There was a regretful accent in the creature's voice, and at the words all the other dragonettes sighed dismally.
But they've been very scarce for a few years and we usually have to be content with elephants or buffaloes, answered the creature, in a regretful tone.
He rested his chin atop her head, knowing there were no words to comfort someone who hurt so deeply and regretful that he caused this pain.