regrettable
English
Adjective
regrettable (comparative more regrettable, superlative most regrettable)
- Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" 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.
- 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.
- 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!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
Related terms
Translations
of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl/
References
- “regrettable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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