deplorable

Adjective
Synonyms: distressinglamentablepitifulsadsorryexecrablemiserablewoefulwretchedcondemnablecriminalreprehensible

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. bad; unfortunate“my finances were in a deplorable state”“a lamentable decision”“her clothes were in sad shape”“a sorry state of affairs”Synonyms: distressinglamentablepitifulsadsorry
  2. of very poor quality or condition“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”“woeful treatment of the accused”“woeful errors of judgment”Synonyms: execrablemiserablewoefulwretched
  3. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure“a criminal waste of talent”“a deplorable act of violence”“adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”Synonyms: condemnablecriminalreprehensiblevicious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Deplorable \De*plor"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]plorable.] Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable. [1913 Webster]

Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable conditious than any others. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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