Meaning & use
Lamentably
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In a way that is regrettable or deserving of sorrow or disapproval.
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The bridge was, lamentably, never repaired before it collapsed.
He lamentably failed to show up for his own wedding.
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Often placed at the start of a sentence to signal the writer's disapproval or sadness about what follows.
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