Alack

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to express sorrow, regret, or alarm: "'Las and fearful alack—nobody can make such high claims for the people then living in Maine” ( John Gould).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. An expression of sorrow or mourning.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • interjection. An exclamation expressive of sorrow.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An exclamation expressive of sorrow.
    • Word Usage
    "Alas and alack, societal pressures are very strong, indeed."
    Form
    alack and alas   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ala   
     
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