嘆かわしい

Meaning

1. adj-i
   lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched

Example sentences

• 彼女がこれほど自分勝手なのは嘆かわしい。

  It is deplorable that she is so selfish.

• ネイティブスピーカーに一度も師事することなく大学を卒業できた外国語教師がいるなんて、嘆かわしいことだと思う。

  I think it's a shame that some foreign language teachers were able to graduate from college without ever having studied with a native speaker.