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Lamentable vs Dreary - What's the difference?

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Lamentable is a related term of dreary.


As adjectives the difference between lamentable and dreary

is that lamentable is causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing while dreary is (obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling.

lamentable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

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    Derived terms

    * lamentability * lamentableness * lamentably

    Related terms

    * lament

    dreary

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
  • Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
    • It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
    Once upon a midnight dreary , while I pondered, weak and weary...
  • * 1818 , , Volume 1, Chapter V:
    • It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.

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