alack
(used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)
Origin of alack
1- Also a·lack·a·day [uh-lak-uh-dey]. /əˈlæk əˌdeɪ/.
Words Nearby alack
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How to use alack in a sentence
Oh, alas and alack (goes the argument), if only we could make peace with the Palestinians!
Senior Netanyahu Adviser Admits Fayyad Was A Partner For Peace | Emily L. Hauser | April 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTalack, I cannot sleep a wink myself, so as sorrow loves sympathy, I came to have a chat with you.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieI would slay thee; but alack I have no weapon to do it with, the peasant replied.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonDo you not know that European feminines in all ranks of society—alack, even in our own!
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. | F. AnsteyStubby crawled out from under the tubs and ran to where Button said the shelf was, but alas, alack!
Billy Whiskers' Adventures | Frances Trego Montgomery
The major part of us had gathered in front of the house to see and hear what was passing; but, alack!
A Legend of Reading Abbey | Charles MacFarlane
British Dictionary definitions for alack
alackaday (əˈlækəˌdeɪ)
/ (əˈlæk) /
an archaic or poetic word for alas
Origin of alack
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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