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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Related Words for lamentably

sadly, regrettably, miserably, unhappily, disastrously, dismally, grievously, horribly, lamentably, unsuccessfully, unfortunately

Examples from the Web for lamentably

Historical Examples of lamentably

The minister was weakening most lamentably, giving her husband a loophole to escape.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
It was lamentably weak, far from the hot expressions which she forced it to replace.
Mistress Wilding
Rafael Sabatini
If you only knew how lamentably we are off for pretty people, you 'd pity us.
A Day's Ride
Charles James Lever
"Oh, there is nothing to grieve on," said he, mistaking me most lamentably.
John Splendid
Neil Munro
Sometimes he would do excellently, and again he would "fall down" lamentably.
Baseball Joe in the Big League
Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for lamentably

lamentable

adjective

wretched, deplorable, or distressing
an archaic word for mournful

Derived Formslamentableness, nounlamentably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for lamentably

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.