1.
[syn: unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alas \A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las;
a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus
weary, akin to E. late. See Late.]
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of
evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white;
alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alas
adv 1: by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I
cannot stay" [syn: unfortunately, unluckily,
regrettably, alas] [ant: as luck would have it,
fortuitously, fortunately, luckily]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
ALAS
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