regretful adjective2 •Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.I continued also the wish to be with you, and experienced a strange, regretful consciousness of some barrier dividing us. — 1847 •Sorrowful about what has been lost or done."Dionne, one: I am seriously regretful over last night's lapse," — 1997 formsmore regretful · most regretful