lamentable

[luh-men-tuh-buh l, lam-uh n-tuh-]

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adjective

that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
Rare. mournful.

Origin of lamentable

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin lāmentābilis, equivalent to lāmentā(rī) (see lament) + -bilis -ble

Related formsla·men·ta·ble·ness, nounla·men·ta·bly, adverbun·lam·en·ta·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for lamentable

Contemporary Examples

I find it lamentable that Peter has compromised his journalistic integrity through such false claims.
Peter Beinart’s Bias Against Me, Cory Booker, and Israel
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
June 14, 2013
The very fact Gen. Forest's name is still on a park in the 21st century in a city such as Memphis is lamentable.
Enough With This 'Lost Cause' Nonsense
Justin Green
February 19, 2013
I am actually—hold on to your hats—going to South Carolina, of all lamentable places, on a vacation soon.
Go Form Your Own Country, Part II
Michael Tomasky
January 30, 2013
It would be lamentable indeed if such prudery moved us to a two-tiered, gender-segregated system of medical care.
Randy Cohen’s Three Favorite Ethicist Columns
Randy Cohen
October 9, 2012
Newt Gingrich faults big government for the lamentable absence of manned stations on the moon.
Has the GOP Lost Its Mind?
Michelle Goldberg
June 14, 2011

Historical Examples

One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
Had he—Page—come by chance on a secret,—dramatic and lamentable!
The Coryston Family
Mrs. Humphry Ward
There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable.
War is Kind
Stephen Crane
The two figures, of a muddy grey in tint, stood out, lamentable.
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola
It's hideous, it's lamentable and grotesque; you'll end by seeing so yourself.
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for lamentable

lamentable

adjective

wretched, deplorable, or distressing
an archaic word for mournful

Derived Formslamentableness, nounlamentably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for lamentable

adj.

c.1400, from Middle French lamentable and directly from Latin lamentabilis "full of sorrow, mournful, lamentable," from lamentari "to lament" (see lamentation). Related: Lamentably.

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Examples from the Web for lamentable

Contemporary Examples

I find it lamentable that Peter has compromised his journalistic integrity through such false claims.

The very fact Gen. Forest's name is still on a park in the 21st century in a city such as Memphis is lamentable.

I am actually—hold on to your hats—going to South Carolina, of all lamentable places, on a vacation soon.

It would be lamentable indeed if such prudery moved us to a two-tiered, gender-segregated system of medical care.

Newt Gingrich faults big government for the lamentable absence of manned stations on the moon.

Historical Examples

One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes.

Had he—Page—come by chance on a secret,—dramatic and lamentable!

There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable.

The two figures, of a muddy grey in tint, stood out, lamentable.

It's hideous, it's lamentable and grotesque; you'll end by seeing so yourself.

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Word Origin and History for lamentable

adj.

Origin of lamentable