Lamentable (Adjective)
Meaning
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The weather was a lamentable backdrop for the already dismal wedding day.
- The company's financial state was lamentable after years of poor management.
- Her decision to invest in the failing startup was a lamentable one.
- The state of the public parks was lamentable, with litter and broken equipment scattered everywhere.
- After a string of losses, the team's season was in a lamentable state, with no hope of making the playoffs.