'Lamentably' definitions:
Definition of 'lamentably'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: deplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefully]
Definition of 'Lamentably'
From: GCIDE
- Lamentable \Lam"en*ta*ble\, a. [L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable.]
- 1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. [Archaic] "Lamentable eye." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. "Lamentable helplessness." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense. --Bp. Stillingfleet. -- {Lam"en*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {Lam"en*ta*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]