a·lack ( -l k )interj. 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).[On the model of alas; see lack.] |
alack [əˈlæk], alackaday [əˈlækəˌdeɪ]
interj
an archaic or poetic word for alas
[from a ah! + lack loss, lack]
Translations
alack
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