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deplorable

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de·plor·a·ble  (d-plôr-bl, -plr-)
adj.
1. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach: a deplorable act of violence.
2. Lamentable; woeful: My finances were in a deplorable state of neglect.
3. Wretched; bad: deplorable housing conditions in the inner city.

de·plora·ble·ness, de·plora·bili·ty n.
de·plora·bly adv.

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
Adj.1.deplorable - bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
2.deplorable - of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
inferior - of low or inferior quality
3.deplorable - 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"
wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"

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)
Translations
deplorable [dɪˈplɔːrəbl] ADJ
1. (= sad) → lamentable
it would be deplorable ifsería lamentable que + subjun
2. (= disgraceful) → deplorable
it is deplorable thates deplorable que + subjun
deplorable [dɪˈplɔːrəbəl] adj [state] → déplorable, lamentable; [conditions] → déplorable
deplorable
adj (= dreadful)schrecklich; (= disgraceful)schändlich; this joke is in deplorable tastedieser 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


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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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