lamentable
Origin of lamentable
1Other words from lamentable
- la·men·ta·ble·ness, noun
- la·men·ta·bly, adverb
- un·lam·en·ta·ble, adjective
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How to use lamentable in a sentence
From the time of Dean Swift downwards, it has mostly suffered from being lamentably unfashionable.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThe congregation of Trinity Church is better than it was a few years ago, but it is still lamentably, small.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusMademoiselle Desgarcins had got up, shaken herself, and gone to rejoin her companions, who were still howling lamentably.
The Animal Story Book | VariousHe would have made his brother Duke such as he was himself,—had not his brother Duke been so lamentably thin-skinned.
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopeThe moment he approached they fell to the ground, and whimpered and howled most lamentably as long as he was near them.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian | Various
British Dictionary definitions for lamentable
/ (ˈlæməntəbəl) /
wretched, deplorable, or distressing
an archaic word for mournful
Derived forms of lamentable
- lamentableness, noun
- lamentably, adverb
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