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 Definitions of lamentable  [əˈmɛn tə bəl, ˈlæm ən tə-]  

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Definition of 'lamentable' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) lamentable
fit to be lamented; regrettable:
a lamentable decision.

2.  lamentable
mournful; sorrowful.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < L)

Definition of 'lamentable' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
bad; unfortunate
"my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"


Definition of 'lamentable' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) lamentable
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance

2. (adj) lamentable
fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error

3. (adj) lamentable
miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense



'lamentable' - Nearby Entries  

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