December 11, 2008

What is “regrettable”?

By BIll Christensen

re⋅gret⋅ta⋅ble

[ri gret uh buh l]– adjective

causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.

Also, re⋅gret⋅a⋅ble.
Origin: 1595–1605; < MF regret(t)able; see REGRET

Related forms:
re⋅gret⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
re⋅gret⋅ta⋅bly, adverb

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