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单词 regretless
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regretlessadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈɡrɛtləs/, U.S. /ˌrəˈɡrɛtləs/, /ˌriˈɡrɛtləs/
Forms: see regret n. and -less suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: regret n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < regret n. + -less suffix.
Without regret; feeling no regret.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > regret > [adjective] > not
unregrettinga1640
regretless1645
unregretful1784
1645 H. Hammond View New Directorie Pref. sig. A4 None for which flesh and bloud, passions and interests of men can allow so free a suffrage, so regretlesse a consent, as this of the abolition of the Liturgy.
1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. xi. 381 His son exhibited the gay spirits of youth, anticipating new delights, and regretless of those, that were passed.
1828 R. Montgomery Age Reviewed (ed. 2) i. 54 Oh! say, what patriot can regretless see Britannia—once the world's divinity!
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. ix. 129 Wilhelmina..takes charmingly to him..regretless of the Four Kings.
1927 R. A. Taylor Leonardo Florentine ii. vii. 248 Leonardo the Florentine was amongst them, regretless and secretly ruthless as they.
1996 D. F. Wallace Supposedly Fun Thing (1997) 255 The regretless cheer of a mind for whom issues of choice became irrelevant long ago.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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