Definition for LAM'ENT-A-BLE

LAM'ENT-A-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. lamentabilis.]

  1. To be lamented; deserving sorrow; as, a lamentable declension of morals.
  2. Mournful; adapted to awaken grief; as, a lamentable tune.
  3. Expressing sorrow; as, lamentable cries.
  4. Miserable, pitiful; low; poor; in a sense rather ludicrous. [Little used.] Stillingfleet.

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