[ adj ] feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone <adj.all> felt regretful over his vanished youthregretful over mistakes she had made he felt bad about breaking the vase
Regretful \Re*gret"ful\ (-f?l), a. Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. -- {Re*gret"ful*ly}, adv.