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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lāmentābilis. By surface analysis, lamentar + -ável.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: la‧men‧tá‧vel
Adjective
lamentável m or f (plural lamentáveis, comparable, comparative mais lamentável, superlative o mais lamentável or lamentabilíssimo)
- lamentable
- pitiful
- Synonym: lastimoso
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