Lamentable
Pronunciation : Lam"en*ta*ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. lamentabilis : cf. F. lamentable.]
Definition : 1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance. "Lamentable eye." Spenser.
2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful; pitiable; as, a lamentable misfortune, or error. "Lamentable helplessness." Burke.
3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Lam"en*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Lam"en*ta*bly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913