Regrettable

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Eliciting or deserving regret: a regrettable lack of funds; regrettable remarks.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Admitting of or calling for regret.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. deserving regret
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    lamentable    gratify    Embarrass    unforeseen    calamitous