LAMENTABLE

deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry

(adjective) bad; unfortunate; “my finances were in a deplorable state”; “a lamentable decision”; “her clothes were in sad shape”; “a sorry state of affairs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

lamentable (comparative more lamentable, superlative most lamentable)

Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

Synonyms

• See also lamentable

Source: Wiktionary

Lam"en*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. lamentabilis : cf. F. lamentable.]

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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