Definitions for Lamentable
ləˈmɛn tə bəl, ˈlæm ən tə-lam·en·ta·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorryadjective

   bad; unfortunate

   "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

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1. lamentableadjective

   Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

2. Etymology: From lamentabilis, from lamentor, from lamenta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lamentableadjective

   Etymology: lamentabilis, Latin; lamentable, French, from lament.

   1. To be lamented; causing sorrow.

   The lamentable change is from the best;
   The worst returns to laughter. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   2. Mournful; sorrowful; expressing sorrow.

   A lamentable tune is the sweetest musick to a woful mind. Philip Sidney.

   The victors to their vessels bear the prize,
   And hear behind loud groans, and lamentable cries. Dryd.

   3. Miserable, in a ludicrous or low sense; pitiful; despicable.

   This bishop, to make out the disparity between the heathens and them, flies to this lamentable refuge. Edward Stillingfleet.

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1. lamentable

   Lamentable is an adjective that describes something as distressing, unfortunate, regrettable, or worthy of criticism or disapproval. It's often used to indicate that something is causing great sorrow, disappointment or sadness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lamentableadjective

   mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance

2. Lamentableadjective

   fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error

3. Lamentableadjective

   miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense

4. Etymology: [L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lamentable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lamentable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Lamentable in a Sentence

1. Sir Winston Churchill, 1940, in his first address as the newly appointed Prime Minister.:

   .... You ask, What is our policy? I will say; "It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy." You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory - victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

2. Lot Chakonza:

   there are those bad practices, that reveal the mostsacred of our human nature,and such practices, as I have already implied,ar e so unsound and lamentable as not to be admitted.

3. Keith Vaz:

   Europe’s efforts to address this colossal refugee crisis have been lamentable, the atrocious conditions in migrant camps within and on the borders of the richest countries on earth is a source of shame.

4. Jorge Burgos:

   While attempting to unblock the road, in keeping with the laws that pertain to a public way, a lamentable situation occurred...that is being investigated by the local prosecutor's office, the circumstances that led to guns being used need to be investigated.

5. George Santayana, Life of Reason (1905) vol. 1, ch. 10:

   Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Lamentable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lamentable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Lamentable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lamentable