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deplorable

[ dih-plawr-uh-buh l, -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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. depletion,
  2. depletion allowance,
  3. depletion layer,
  4. depletion region,
  5. depletory,
  6. deploration,
  7. deplore,
  8. deploy,
  9. deployment,
  10. deplumation

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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British Dictionary definitions for deplorably

deplorable

/ (dɪˈplɔːrəbəl) /

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.

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