lamentable

[ luh-men-tuh-buhl, lam-uhn-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

OTHER WORDS FROM lamentable

la·men·ta·ble·ness, nounla·men·ta·bly, adverbun·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 Sharman
The congregation of Trinity Church is better than it was a few years ago, but it is still lamentably, small.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
Mademoiselle Desgarcins had got up, shaken herself, and gone to rejoin her companions, who were still howling lamentably.
The Animal Story Book|Various
He 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 Trollope

The 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

lamentable

/ (ˈlæməntəbəl) /

adjective

wretched, deplorable, or distressing

an archaic word for mournful

Derived forms of lamentable

lamentableness, nounlamentably, adverb

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