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English Dictionary: Lamentably by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lamentably
adv
  1. in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
    Synonym(s): deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefully
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lamentable \Lam"en*ta*ble\, a. [L. lamentabilis : cf. F.
      lamentable.]
      1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable
            countenance. [bd]Lamentable eye.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful;
            pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error.
            [bd]Lamentable helplessness.[b8] --Burke.
  
      3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or
            ridiculous sense. --Bp. Stillingfleet. --
            {Lam"en*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {Lam"en*ta*bly}, adv.
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