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Meaning of 'deplorable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deplorable [ a.]
- Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

Meaning of 'deplorable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deplorable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Example in sentence:
  • a criminal waste of talent;
  • a deplorable act of violence;
  • adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
Meaning (2):
- bad; unfortunate
Example in sentence:
  • a lamentable decision;
  • a sorry state of affairs;
  • her clothes were in sad shape;
  • my finances were in a deplorable state
Meaning (3):
- of very poor quality or condition
Example in sentence:
  • deplorable housing conditions in the inner city;
  • woeful errors of judgment;
  • woeful treatment of the accused

Nearby Words:

depaint depainted depainter depainting depardieux depart departable departed departer departing

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