惜おしむべき

expression

lamentable; regrettable

A fixed literary expression meaning something is worthy of regret or should be lamented. Often used in formal or written contexts.

• 彼かれの早はやすぎる死しは惜おしむべきことだ。

  His untimely death is a lamentable thing.

• 惜おしむべき失しっ敗ぱいから学まなぶことも多おおい。

  There is much to learn from regrettable failures.