- lackaday
- interjection Etymology: by alteration & shortening from alack the day Date: 1695 archaic — used to express regret or deprecation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Lackaday — Lack a*day , interj. [Abbreviated from alackaday.] Alack the day; alas; an expression of sorrow, regret, dissatisfaction, or surprise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lackaday — [lak′ə dā΄] interj. [contr. < ALACKADAY] Archaic ALACK … English World dictionary
lackaday — /lak euh day /, interj. Archaic. (used as an expression of regret, sorrow, dismay, or disapproval.) [1685 95; alter. of alack the day] * * * … Universalium
lackaday — expression of regret or deprecation Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
lackaday — interj. Alas, well a day, alack, woe s the day … New dictionary of synonyms
lackaday — lack·a·day … English syllables
lackaday — lack•a•day [[t]ˈlæk əˌdeɪ[/t]] interj. archaic (used as an expression of regret, sorrow, or disapproval) • Etymology: 1685–95; alter. of alack the day … From formal English to slang
lackaday — /ˈlækədeɪ/ (say lakuhday) interjection Archaic → alack. {aphetic form of phrase alack the day, with a for unstressed the} …
lackaday — ˈlakəˌdā interjection Etymology: by alteration and shortening from alack the day archaic used to express sorrow or regret … Useful english dictionary
Alackaday — A*lack a*day , interj. [For alack the day. Cf. Lackaday.] An exclamation expressing sorrow. [1913 Webster] Note: Shakespeare has alack the day and alack the heavy day. Compare woe worth the day. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
