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deplorable [dɪˈplɔːrəbəl] adj
1. lamentable a deplorable lack of taste 2. worthy of censure or reproach; very bad deplorable behaviour deplorableness , deplorability n deplorably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
deplorable adjective 1. terrible, distressing, dreadful, sad, unfortunate, disastrous, miserable, dire, melancholy, heartbreaking, grievous, regrettable, lamentable, calamitous, wretched, pitiable Many of them work under deplorable conditions. terrible great (informal), excellent, brilliant, outstanding, superb, fantastic, marvellous, super (informal), bad (slang), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), A1 or A-one (informal) 2. disgraceful, shameful, scandalous, reprehensible, disreputable, dishonourable, execrable, blameworthy, opprobrious Sexual harassment is deplorable. disgraceful notable, admirable, laudable, praiseworthy Translations deplorable [dɪˈplɔːrəbl] ADJ deplorable adj (= dreadful) → schrecklich; (= disgraceful) → schändlich; this joke is in deplorable taste → dieser Witz ist schrecklich geschmacklos; it is deplorable that … → es ist eine Schande or unerhört, dass … deplorable [dɪˈplɔːrəbl] adj (frm) → deplorevole, lamentevole deplorable [dɪˈplɔːrəbl] adj (frm) → deplorevole, lamentevole How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The question of the Native Tribes had been brought up incidentally in the Commission of the 2nd of June, and had been pressed forward actively by Alexey Alexandrovitch as one admitting of no delay on account of the deplorable condition bf the native tribes. My interference, innocent as it was,' she wrote, 'has already been productive of such deplorable results, that I cannot and dare not stir any further in the case of Ferrari. The camp-followers committed deplorable excesses; and, worse still, the soldiers found their way, by a guarded door, into the treasury of the Palace, and loaded themselves with gold and jewels. |
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