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lamentable

regrettable

adjective lah-men-TAH-bleh Less Common

Also means

deplorable

Usage Note

Lamentable is used broadly for anything shameful, deplorable, or of very poor quality, including bad performances or dismal results. The adverb lamentablemente ('unfortunately' / 'regrettably') is very common in formal writing and speech. The related verb is lamentar ('to regret' / 'to be sorry about').

Examples

"El resultado del partido fue lamentable."

Natural Translation

The match result was deplorable.

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