REGRETFUL

regretful, sorry, bad

(adjective) feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; “felt regretful over his vanished youth”; “regretful over mistakes she had made”; “he felt bad about breaking the vase”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

regretful (comparative more regretful, superlative most regretful)

Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

Synonyms

• (full of regret): repining, rueful, sorrowful

Source: Wiktionary


Re*gret"ful (-fl), a.

Definition: Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining.

– Re*gret"ful*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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