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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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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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