Meanings
comparative more unregretted · superlative most unregretted
- Not regretted.
It fell without a struggle or a groan, unpitied and unregretted.
1912, John Lingard, Hilaire Belloc, The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans2 more examples
To her bequeath'd them with his parting breath, And sunk serene in unregretted death.
1828, Thomas Gent, Poems (1828)The old witch doctor and his son had disappeared, perhaps to try their skill with a neighbouring tribe, but the loss of his watch was unregretted by Connolly.
1964, J. G. Ballard, A Question of Re-entry
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁d-
- Proto-Germanic*grētaną
- Frankish*grātan
- Old French*greter
- Old Frenchregreter
- Middle Englishregretten
- Englishregretted
- Englishunregretted
Cite this entry
unregretted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregretted
“unregretted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregretted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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