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.

Nearby words

lamellose, lamellosity, lamely, lameness, lament, lamentable, lamentation, lamentations, lamented, lamentedly, lamerie

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 lamentably

It was the real thing—real detective work, and it had found Mr. Brunger most lamentably wanting.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
She was lamentably deficient in taste, and, though personally neat, was rather careless on the subject of dress.
Lover or Friend|Rosa Nouchette Carey
It is not commonly brilliant, too often lamentably deficient.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes
Reformed Parliaments have lamentably failed to attain it for us; and I believe will and must forever fail.
Latter-Day Pamphlets|Thomas Carlyle

Mrs. Macdonald's explanation of this difficulty is lamentably weak.
Books and Characters|Lytton Strachey

British Dictionary definitions for lamentably

lamentable

/ (ˈlæməntəbəl) /

adjective

wretched, deplorable, or distressing

an archaic word for mournful

Derived Formslamentableness, nounlamentably, adverb

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lamentable

adjective

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Origin of lamentable

Examples from the Web for lamentably

British Dictionary definitions for lamentably

lamentable

adjective