lamented

[ luh-men-tid ]
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adjective
  1. mourned for, as a person who is dead: Our late lamented friend.

Origin of lamented

1
First recorded in 1605–15; lament + -ed2

Other words from lamented

  • la·ment·ed·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-la·ment·ed, adjective
  • un·la·ment·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lamented

lamented

/ (ləˈmɛntɪd) /


adjective
  1. grieved for or regretted (often in the phrase late lamented): our late lamented employer

Derived forms of lamented

  • lamentedly, adverb

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