regret
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
regrettingly
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a word derived from
regret.
Example Sentences
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She entreated the relations to retire and to leave her in her care, which they regrettingly did.
From The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Father Candide Chalippe
He concludes, as his eyes regrettingly wander after the carriage.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
He was extremely interested in all I told him, and regrettingly said he had only known him in his worst days, when his health was upon its decline, and infirmities were crowding- fast upon him.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney
