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Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.

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  1. a. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.
  2. a. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error.
  3. a. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.
  4. adj. bad; unfortunate
  5. 1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. "Lamentable eye." Spenser. 2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. "Lamentable helplessness." Burke. 3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Lam"en*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Lam"en*ta*bly, adv.