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lamentable

la·men·ta·ble [ lə méntəb'l, lámməntəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. disappointingly bad: unsatisfactory, pitiful, or deplorable

2. mournful: sad and mournful ( literary )


la·men·ta·ble·ness noun
lam·en·ta·bly adverb
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