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late lamented

late lamented adjective: sadly missed due to death.

Adjective

late lamented (not comparable)

  1. Sadly missed due to death.

Noun

late lamented (plural late lamenteds)

  1. A deceased person whose absence is keenly felt.
    • For my part, I am sorrier for the present baronet, Sir Arthur, than for the late lamenteds.2023, Nell Speed, A House Party with the Tucker Twins

Forms of late lamented

plurallate lamenteds

Questions about late lamented

What does late lamented mean?
Late lamented means sadly missed due to death.
What part of speech is late lamented?
Late lamented can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near late lamented in the dictionary

  1. late harvest
  2. Late Heavy Bombardment
  3. late in the day
  4. late in the game
  5. late innings
  6. late lamented
  7. late lamenteds
  8. Late Latin
  9. Late Middle Ages
  10. Late Middle Egyptian
  11. late model

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