deplorable
Americanadjective
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causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable.
the deplorable death of a friend.
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causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad.
This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!
adjective
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lamentable
a deplorable lack of taste
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worthy of censure or reproach; very bad
deplorable behaviour
Other Word Forms
- deplorability noun
- deplorableness noun
- deplorably adverb
Etymology
Origin of deplorable
1605–15; < French déplorable < Middle French, equivalent to deplor ( er ) ( deplore ) + -able -able
Example Sentences
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Regrettable and deplorable as Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s misconduct may be, it is unclear why the lesson of this affair should be the undermining of Israel’s legal system.
That Mr. Mamdani can be accurately portrayed as a culture warrior of impeccable and deplorable standing is not in question.
Ms Doutre also said detainees are often kept at facilities with "deplorable" conditions.
From BBC
Sly, wry, adorable and deplorable, Guillaume Marbeck is priceless as the endlessly irritating and yet frustratingly charismatic Godard in one of the year’s brightest pictures, a rare standout in a sea of multiplex mediocrity.
"The bears were kept in deplorable conditions and we were desperate to set them free," said Mr Knight.
From BBC
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