lamentable

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

/ ləˈmɛn tə bəl, ˈlæm ən tə- /

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adjective

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

Rare. mournful.

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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

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

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|DAILY BEAST
Thus did they avoid being entrapped into negotiations which could only prove the most lamentable of comedies.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
Without food and drinking water their condition was lamentable.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker
Lamentable errors like this occurred in various parts of the country at this time.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army|Augustus Meyers
The way to the lake was marked by fresh and lamentable tokens of the sufferings of slaves.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone|William Garden Blaikie
It was a lamentable series of bottomless pockets, socks full of holes, and shirts without buttons.
Ten Tales|Franois Coppe

British Dictionary definitions for lamentable

lamentable

/ (ˈlæməntəbəl) /

adjective

wretched, deplorable, or distressing

an archaic word for mournful

Derived Formslamentableness, nounlamentably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for lamentable

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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lamentable

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