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lamentable


 
  Overview  of  adj  lamentable 
 
  The  adj  lamentable  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lamentable  --  (an  archaic  word  for  mournful;  "tell  thou  the  lamentable  tale  of  me  And  send  the  hearers  weeping  to  their  beds"-  Shakespeare) 
  2.  deplorable,  distressing,  lamentable,  pitiful,  sad,  sorry  --  (bad;  unfortunate;  "my  finances  were  in  a  deplorable  state";  "a  lamentable  decision";  "her  clothes  were  in  sad  shape";  "a  sorry  state  of  affairs") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lamentable 
 
  2  senses  of  lamentable 
 
  Sense  1 
  lamentable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sorrowful)  ->  joyful 
 
  Sense  2 
  deplorable,  distressing,  lamentable,  pitiful,  sad,  sorry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bad)  ->  good 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lamentable 
 
  2  senses  of  lamentable 
 
  Sense  1 
  lamentable 
  =>  sorrowful  (vs.  joyful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  deplorable,  distressing,  lamentable,  pitiful,  sad,  sorry 
  =>  bad  (vs.  good) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lamentable 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lamentable 
 
  lamentable  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lamentable 
  lamentable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lamentable 
 
  The  adj  lamentable  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lamentable  --  (an  archaic  word  for  mournful;  "tell  thou  the  lamentable  tale  of  me  And  send  the  hearers  weeping  to  their  beds"-  Shakespeare) 
  2.  deplorable,  distressing,  lamentable,  pitiful,  sad,  sorry  --  (bad;  unfortunate;  "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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