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Regretful vs. Regrettable

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regretful
Definition

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Examples

felt regretful over his vanished youth

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regrettable
Definition

deserving regret

Examples

it's regrettable that she didn't go to college