deplorable

[dih-plawr-uh-buh l, -plohr-]

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adjective

causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad: This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!

Origin of deplorable

1605–15; < French déplorable < Middle French, equivalent to deplor(er) (see deplore) + -able -able

Related formsde·plor·a·ble·ness, de·plor·a·bil·i·ty, nounde·plor·a·bly, adverb

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Related Words for deplorably

severely, sorely, badly, very, intensely, acutely, grievously, gravely, decidedly, quite, deplorably, distressingly, menacingly, perilously, precariously, regrettably, threateningly, inadequately, imperfectly, wretchedly

Examples from the Web for deplorably

Historical Examples of deplorably

Running at a low level, the waters of that stream were deplorably dirty.
'Tis Sixty Years Since
Charles Francis Adams
I was drunk, deplorably drunk, and I was bound for the Tivoli.
The Trail of '98
Robert W. Service
He was not only innocent, but deplorably—I might even say guiltily—innocent.
The Way of All Flesh
Samuel Butler
How deplorably short-sighted are the wise ones of your world.
Mizora: A Prophecy
Mary E. Bradley
We hasten to assert that in our case the imputation is deplorably incorrect.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls
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British Dictionary definitions for deplorably

deplorable

adjective

lamentablea deplorable lack of taste
worthy of censure or reproach; very baddeplorable behaviour

Derived Formsdeplorableness or deplorability, noundeplorably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for deplorably

deplorable

adj.

1610s; see deplore + -able. Perhaps from French déplorable or directly from Late Latin deplorabilis. Johnson (mid-18c.) noted the weakened colloquial use of the word for "very bad." Related: Deplorably.