- 1. a. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. Source: opted
- 2. a. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. Source: opted
- 3. a. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense. Source: opted
- 4. adj. bad; unfortunate Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
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