deplorable

[ dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr- ]

/ dɪˈplɔr ə bəl, -ˈploʊr- /

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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!

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Origin of deplorable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM deplorable

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

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How to use deplorable in a sentence

Mach was “un bon mecanicien,” Einstein said bitterly, but a “deplorable philosophe.”
When Einstein Tilted at Windmills - Issue 93: Forerunners|Amanda Gefter|November 18, 2020|Nautilus
In most cases he is deplorably curt of speech and brusque of deportment.
The Arena|Various
That's really not my case—I find my capacity for pleasure deplorably below the mark I've set.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
How deplorably and unaccountably evanescent are our frames of mind, as various as the forms and hues of the summer clouds!
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot

She had spoken of her to her aunt, who had again shown herself deplorably illiberal and incisive.
Gray youth|Oliver Onions
Clumps of sea-weed and paper-balls are thrown at ALF, who by this time is looking deplorably warm and foolish.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 6, 1892|Various

British Dictionary definitions for deplorable

deplorable

/ (dɪˈplɔːrəbəl) /

adjective

lamentablea deplorable lack of taste

worthy of censure or reproach; very baddeplorable behaviour

Derived forms of deplorable

deplorableness or deplorability, noundeplorably, adverb

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