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lamentable

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1. lamentable - Adjective

2. lamentable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error.

Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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my finances were in a deplorable state Source: Internet

a lamentable decision Source: Internet

her clothes were in sad shape Source: Internet

a sorry state of affairs Source: Internet

A closer look at her record, however, reveals that while she was certainly ahead of her time in some areas, she also carried lamentable rhetoric and beliefs. Source: Internet

Larrabee, pp. 220–222 In a council held that day, the British admirals decided against attacking the French, due to "the truly lamentable state we have brought ourself." Source: Internet

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