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lamentable
CEFRC1
/ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Very disappointing, regrettable, or deserving sadness.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailCausing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
Examples
And now let's discuss the lamentable state of affairs.
In what a lamentable caſe were I, If Nature had not giuen me wiſedomes lore?
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
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More examples
In contextMoreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English lamentable, from Middle French lamentable, from Latin lāmentābilis (“full of sorrow, mournful; deplorable”), from lāmentor (“lament”), from lāmenta (“wailing, weeping”). By surface analysis, lament + -able.