Alackaday

Alackaday
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]


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  • alackaday — interj. exclamation that expresses sorrow …   English contemporary dictionary

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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

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  • alack — interj. Alas, lackaday, alackaday, welladay, woe s me …   New dictionary of synonyms

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