lamentable
adjective
la·men·ta·ble
lə-ˈmen-tə-bəl 
also
ˈla-mən-
1
: that is to be regretted or lamented : deplorable
the lamentable consequences of the war
2
: expressing grief : mournful
a faint and lamentable cry—
Walter de la Mare
Walter de la Mare
lamentableness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of lamentable in a Sentence
the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village
it's a lamentable situation, but I don't see how it can be fixed
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The Peshmerga had a lamentable lack of heavy weapons at its disposal to defend its region against ISIS and eventually roll back much of the group’s enormous territorial conquests.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
Families, or at least vehicles expressly designed for them, turned out to be lamentable.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
Since nuclear detonations by India and Pakistan in 1998, no other country has conducted an explosion, with the lamentable exception of North Korea.
—Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
Families, or at least vehicles expressly designed for them, turned out to be lamentable.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
Since nuclear detonations by India and Pakistan in 1998, no other country has conducted an explosion, with the lamentable exception of North Korea.
—Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
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lamentable
adjective
la·men·ta·ble
ˈlam-ən-tə-bəl
lə-ˈment-ə-
lə-ˈment-ə-
1
: that is to be regretted or lamented
lamentableness
noun
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