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Lamentable
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- In any case, all this is the lamentable legacy of the past.
- Pushing products in traditionally lamentable zoo shops helps.
- The bounding one's current return to the screen has about it a lamentable air of anachronism.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| lamentable (ˈlæməntəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | wretched, deplorable, or distressing |
| 2. | an archaic word for mournful |
| 'lamentableness | |
| —n | |
| 'lamentably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
lamentable
early 15c., from Fr. lamentable, from L. lamentabilis, from lamentari (see lamentation). Related: Lamentably.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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