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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lamentable \Lam"en*ta*ble\, a. [L. lamentabilis: cf. F.
lamentable.]
1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable
countenance. [Archaic] "Lamentable eye." --Spenser.
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2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful;
pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable
misfortune, or error. "Lamentable helplessness." --Burke.
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3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or
ridiculous sense. --Bp. Stillingfleet. --
{Lam"en*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {Lam"en*ta*bly}, adv.
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