Lamentable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lamentable is an adjective meaning Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
Meaning
Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
Example Sentences
In what a lamentable caſe were I, If Nature had not giuen me wiſedomes lore?
Moreover, 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.
Synonyms for lamentable
Depending on context, synonyms include atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing, grievous.
Antonyms for lamentable
Common opposites include cheerful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sad, sorrowful, pitiful, distressing, deplorable, bad.
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