lamentable

Adjective
Synonyms: deplorabledistressingpitifulsadsorry

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. bad; unfortunate“my finances were in a deplorable state”“a lamentable decision”“her clothes were in sad shape”“a sorry state of affairs”Synonyms: deplorabledistressingpitifulsadsorry
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lamentable \Lam"en*ta*ble\, a. [L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable.]

1.Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. [Archaic] "Lamentable eye." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2.Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. "Lamentable helplessness." --Burke. [1913 Webster]

3.Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense. --Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Lam"en*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Lam"en*ta*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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