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Adjective(1) (2) an archaic word for mournful(3) bad(4) unfortunate(5) upsetting(6) miserable

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(1) I regret that in our own country there has been a lamentable lack of interest in our common European inheritance.(2) You can judge for yourself whether this shows the essential u2018rightnessu2019 of the Stephenson ideas, or if it shows a lamentable lack of initiative over the ensuing years.(3) Nevertheless, while I am on my high horse, I reckon that the abandonment of Standard Grades at their secondary schools is a rather lamentable idea.(4) Others, such as Fatima Hussain, argue that the defeat of the measure merely reflected a lamentable lack of political will on the part of the government.(5) Still, with a movie this special, having a good technical presentation provides some forgiving leeway for an otherwise lamentable lack of contextual material.(6) If that is right, it is in this case's circumstances wholly lamentable .(7) I idly went back to the archives for last January and read with amusement my musings about my lamentable inability to keep my desk clean or to engage in other seemingly modest self-improvement projects.(8) If those National members cannot get their heads around that now, it really shows the lamentable lack of intellect on that side of the Chamber.(9) Selfishly, I have to admit that my fourth of fifth thought, after hearing the lamentable news, was regret that it is unlikely he will be well enough soon enough to campaign for John Kerry.(10) Although tragic and lamentable , the story is about one rich man who lost control and lost everything as a result.(11) I'm reminded of a lamentable conversation I had with an Afghan colleague who, until that point, I had quite liked.(12) This would be a lamentable end for such an illustrious name and would bring no pleasure to anyone in Scotland.(13) Perhaps, instead of seeing the annual ritual of the Christmas party as indicating a lamentable weakness for excess, we should welcome it as a sign of our customary, compliant sobriety.(14) The thing I find most noticeable about the tournament is the lamentable absence of anyone sporting the initials GB who might one day be good enough to mix it with the Williams sisters.(15) This is a remarkable and lamentable failure of modern scholarship, and it exposes some surprising and unacceptable things about modern academic practice.(16) It implies on the part of management disrespect for the studio's history and a lamentable lack of flexibility and vision.