We have no meanings for "lamentably short" in our records yet.
1 But that mild pastime fell lamentably short of its usual efficacy.
2 The results of the first day's onslaught fell lamentably short of the extravagant anticipations.
3 She could not let him fall so lamentably short of man's dignity, of man's estate, for his own sake.
4 Although we were both making fair incomes-mine perhaps a little doubtful and uneven, Archie's well assured-we were lamentably short of capital.
5 Our 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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