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单词 lamentably
释义

lamentable

adjective

la·​men·​ta·​ble lə-ˈmen-tə-bəl How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
also
ˈla-mən- How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
1
: that is to be regretted or lamented : deplorable
the lamentable consequences of the war
2
: expressing grief : mournful
a faint and lamentable cry Walter de la Mare
lamentableness noun
lamentably
lə-ˈmen-tə-blē How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
also
ˈla-mən- How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • aching
  • agonized
  • anguished
  • bemoaning
  • bewailing
  • bitter
  • deploring
  • doleful
  • dolesome
  • dolorous
  • funeral
  • grieving
  • heartbroken
  • lugubrious
  • mournful
  • plaintive
  • plangent
  • regretful
  • rueful
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • woeful
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Example Sentences

the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village it's a lamentable situation, but I don't see how it can be fixed
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lamentable

adjective

la·​men·​ta·​ble lə-ˈmen-tə-bəl How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
ˈla-mən-
: regrettable
a lamentable accident

lamentably

adverb

as in sadly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sadly
  • regrettably
  • tragically
  • unfortunately
  • alas
  • unhappily
  • unluckily
  • distressingly
  • alack
  • woe
  • irritatingly
  • annoyingly
  • disgustingly
  • dreadfully
  • alarmingly
  • appallingly
  • ay
  • terribly
  • disturbingly
  • awfully
  • horribly
  • horridly
  • vexingly
  • horrendously
  • abominably
  • unsettlingly
  • wirra
  • vilely
  • traumatically
  • sickeningly
  • unpleasantly
  • disagreeably
  • shockingly
  • badly
  • ill
  • perturbingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fortunately
  • blessedly
  • thankfully
  • happily
  • luckily
  • helpfully
  • excellently
  • wonderfully
  • superbly
  • advantageously
  • marvelously
  • delightfully
  • gloriously
  • splendidly
  • charmingly
  • pleasantly
  • sensationally
  • deliciously
  • gratifyingly
  • agreeably
  • well
  • sweetly
  • pleasingly
  • magnificently
  • favorably
  • enjoyably
  • satisfyingly
  • felicitously
  • grandly
  • finely
  • prettily
  • nicely
  • enchantingly
  • pleasurably
  • winningly
  • dreamily
  • great
  • swimmingly
  • fetchingly
  • welcomely
  • delectably
  • palatably
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