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Word: Lamentable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘mournful’, also ‘pitiable, regrettable’): from Old French, or from Latin lamentabilis, from the verb lamentari (see lament)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlam(ɪ)ntəbl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ləˈmɛntəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable
Short Definition:very bad
Examples:- the industry is in a lamentable state
Definition:
full of or expressing sorrow or grief
Short Definition:full of or expressing sorrow or grief
Examples:- the lamentable friends, trailing their long black garments
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