deplorable
adjective
causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable.
deplorably
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a word derived from
deplorable.
Example Sentences
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And for decades, the Pac-12 has been the unquestioned leader in diversity hiring in college football, where the national canvass has been deplorably white.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
He apologised "unreservedly" for the offence his "deplorably inflammatory" words had caused, saying he has spoken last month "with awful clumsiness".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2020
Jesus refused to treat women as inferiors despite living in a culture that treated them deplorably.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2018
Reading and math skills in middle and high schools, as well as knowledge of civics and science, are deplorably low.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2018
The hall was at present occupied by two deplorably sober men and their highly indignant wives.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
