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Regretful vs Regrettable - What's the difference?

regretful | regrettable |

Regrettable is a related term of regretful.



As adjectives the difference between regretful and regrettable

is that regretful is full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets while regrettable is of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret.

regretful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  • Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

    • Synonyms

    * (full of regret) repining, rueful, sorrowful

    Derived terms

    * regretfully * regretfulness * unregretful

    References

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    regrettable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret.
    • His painting his name of my car was more than regrettable , it was criminal.
    It was regrettable that the teacher made the class retake the test when he was wrong about the answers.

    Related terms

    * * regret * regrettably * regretter * regretful * regretfulness * regretfully

    See also

    * pitiful