Definitions for lamentable

lamentable la·men·ta·ble

Spelling: [luh-men-tuh-buh l, lam
IPA: /ləˈmɛn tə bəl, ˈlæm ən tə-/

Lamentable is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 403 anagrams from letters in lamentable (aabeellmnt).

Definitions for lamentable

adjective

  1. that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate:
  2. Rare. mournful.

Origin of lamentable

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

Examples for lamentable

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

Had he—Page—come by chance on a secret,—dramatic and lamentable!

It's hideous, it's lamentable and grotesque; you'll end by seeing so yourself.

I am actually—hold on to your hats—going to South Carolina, of all lamentable places, on a vacation soon.

The two figures, of a muddy grey in tint, stood out, lamentable.

There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable.

It would be lamentable indeed if such prudery moved us to a two-tiered, gender-segregated system of medical care.

The very fact Gen. Forest's name is still on a park in the 21st century in a city such as Memphis is lamentable.

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

One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes.

Word Value for lamentable
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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