lamentableness
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Lamentableness — Lamentable Lam en*ta*ble, a. [L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable.] 1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. [Archaic] Lamentable eye. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamentableness — noun see lamentable … New Collegiate Dictionary
lamentableness — n. state of being regrettable, grievousness, unfortunateness … English contemporary dictionary
lamentableness — lam·en·ta·ble·ness … English syllables
lamentable — lamentableness, n. lamentably, adv. /leuh men teuh beuhl, lam euhn teuh /, adj. 1. that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision. 2. Rare. mournful. [1400 50; late ME < L lamentabilis, equiv. to lamenta(ri) (see LAMENT)… … Universalium
lamentable — adjective Date: 15th century 1. that is to be regretted or lamented ; deplorable 2. expressing grief ; mournful • lamentableness noun • lamentably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
deplorability — n. lamentableness, quality of being regrettable … English contemporary dictionary
weak — weak, feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit can mean not strong enough to bear, resist, or endure strain or pressure or to withstand difficulty, effort, or use. Weak is by far the widest in its range of application, being not only… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lamentable — /ˈlæməntəbəl/ (say lamuhntuhbuhl), /ləˈmɛntəbəl/ (say luh mentuhbuhl) adjective 1. that is to be lamented: a lamentable occurrence. 2. Rare mournful. –lamentableness, noun –lamentably, adverb …
