lamentable
adjective /ləˈmen.tə.bl̩/ /ˈlæm.ən-/
/-t̬ə-/ formalDefinition
› deserving severe criticism; very bad: the lamentable state of the economySerious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad lamentably /-bli/ adverb › The government, says the report, have carried out lamentably few of their promises.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad
(Definition of lamentable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abominable adjective
- abysmal adjective
- apocalyptic adjective
- appalling adjective
- awfully adverb (BADLY)
- belief noun
- corrosive adjective
- from hell idiom
- grim adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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- grotesque adjective
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