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lamentable

adjective

bad; unfortunate

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
L
Ends with
E
Contains
AM
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. bad; unfortunate

    “my finances were in a deplorable state”

In context

Example Sentences

my finances were in a deplorable state
a lamentable decision
her clothes were in sad shape
a sorry state of affairs

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