lamentable

[ luh-men-tuh-buh l, lam-uh n-tuh- ]

/ ləˈmɛn tə bəl, ˈlæm ən tə- /

that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.

Rare. mournful.

Origin of lamentable

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin lāmentābilis, equivalent to lāmentā(rī) (see lament) + -bilis -ble

la·men·ta·ble·ness, noun la·men·ta·bly, adverb un·lam·en·ta·ble, adjective

I find it lamentable that Peter has compromised his journalistic integrity through such false claims.

Peter Beinart’s Bias Against Me, Cory Booker, and Israel |Rabbi Shmuley Boteach |June 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The very fact Gen. Forest's name is still on a park in the 21st century in a city such as Memphis is lamentable.

Enough With This 'Lost Cause' Nonsense |Justin Green |February 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I am actually—hold on to your hats—going to South Carolina, of all lamentable places, on a vacation soon.

Go Form Your Own Country, Part II |Michael Tomasky |January 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It would be lamentable indeed if such prudery moved us to a two-tiered, gender-segregated system of medical care.

Randy Cohen’s Three Favorite Ethicist Columns |Randy Cohen |October 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Newt Gingrich faults big government for the lamentable absence of manned stations on the moon.

Has the GOP Lost Its Mind? |Michelle Goldberg |June 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Thus did they avoid being entrapped into negotiations which could only prove the most lamentable of comedies.

History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete |John Lothrop Motley
Without food and drinking water their condition was lamentable.

The Johnstown Horror |James Herbert Walker
Lamentable errors like this occurred in various parts of the country at this time.

Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army |Augustus Meyers
The way to the lake was marked by fresh and lamentable tokens of the sufferings of slaves.

The Personal Life Of David Livingstone |William Garden Blaikie
It was a lamentable series of bottomless pockets, socks full of holes, and shirts without buttons.

Ten Tales |Franois Coppe

lamentable

/ (ˈlæməntəbəl) /

wretched, deplorable, or distressing

an archaic word for mournful

lamentableness, noun lamentably, adverb