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Meanings of lamentable in English

Bad; unfortunate.

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        Usage of lamentable in English
        1
        In truth, the state of science education in this State is lamentable.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Father Fauchelevent was rattling in the throat in the most lamentable manner.
        Les Misérables
        3
        The lamentable burial took place in the evening as the shadows fell.
        The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
        4
        Take, for example, shares in BP during the lamentable Gulf oil spill.
        Reuters
        5
        England had Pool A; France had no excuse for a lamentable contribution.
        The Guardian
        6
        With that she told the lamentable story of the desertion of Eunice.
        The Legacy of Cain
        7
        The dead horse was still lying stiff and lamentable on the footpath.
        The Insurrection in Dublin
        8
        On the night of January 6th Ensign Knightley discovers the lamentable truth.
        Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
        9
        Surely the king, in this, has betrayed a lamentable lack of discernment.
        The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon
        10
        They lay therefore all day on Saturday in lamentable case as before.
        Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V
        11
        The lamentable plight of France was made worse by a cruel winter.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History
        12
        Several very lamentable instances of this kind, have occurred in Port Lincoln.
        Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
        13
        It is now, like everything else, in a state of lamentable decay.
        Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
        14
        The two figures, of a muddy grey in tint, stood out, lamentable.
        His Masterpiece
        15
        But the lamentable consequences of the commotion were now to show themselves.
        The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6: ...
        16
        How the lamentable affray came about could not be explained to me.
        The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
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        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
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