Lamented

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of lament form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    mourned for, or grieved for

    "Opened in June of that year [1880], the station was the southern terminus of the much-lamented Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (the S&D or 'Slow and Dirty'), which snaked its way down from Bath."

Adjective
  1. 1
    mourned or grieved for wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bemoanbewailbewaildeploredeploredirge

Example

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""I lost my wallet," lamented John."

Related phrases

late lamented

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