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Definition of Lamented
1. Adjective. Mourned or grieved for. "The imprint of our wise and lamented friend"
Definition of Lamented
1. a. Mourned for; bewailed.
Definition of Lamented
1. Verb. (past of lament) ¹
2. Adjective. mourned for, or grieved for ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lamented
1. lament [v] - See also: lament
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamented
Literary usage of Lamented
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"... an exceedingly sociable time after it, good beds to sleep in, and a surprising
breakfast in the morning—and when we left, we left lamented by all! Capt. ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... before the opening of the campaign, on the frontiers of Persia.4 The Caesar
foresaw and lamented the consequences of this fatal mandate. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1886)
"... he fell into a fever, and of that fever died, and is by many godly people much
lamented.' He left a widow. Hi? portrait is engraved by Cross. ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"spirit, adverts to a notice in The Chronicle of the honour which his Majesty,
the late excellent and much lamented King of Portugal, had been pleased to ..."
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