01 a. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.
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1.
Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.[Archaic]
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2.
Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error.
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3.
Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.