Encara no tenim significats per a "lamentably short".
1But that mild pastime fell lamentably short of its usual efficacy.
2The results of the first day's onslaught fell lamentably short of the extravagant anticipations.
3She could not let him fall so lamentably short of man's dignity, of man's estate, for his own sake.
4Although we were both making fair incomes-mine perhaps a little doubtful and uneven, Archie's well assured-we were lamentably short of capital.
5Our hero, Frank Greystock, falling lamentably short in his heroism, was not in a happy state of mind when he reached Bobsborough.
6"Er,"-beganMellicent, anxious to respond to the signal, but lamentably short of ideas,-"Er,-Peggy
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