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Regretful vs. Regrettable
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
regrettable
Definition
deserving regret
Examples
it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
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