deplorable

[ dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr- ]

/ dɪˈplɔr ə bəl, -ˈploʊr- /

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adjective

causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.

causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad: This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!

Origin of deplorable

1605–15; <French déplorable<Middle French, equivalent to deplor(er) (see deplore) + -able-able

OTHER WORDS FROM deplorable

de·plor·a·ble·ness, de·plor·a·bil·i·ty, nounde·plor·a·bly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for deplorable

I know I can trust to your secrecy, but pray don't look at me so deplorably.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers
Society as a whole was deplorably lacking in imagination, intellect and taste.
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism|Franz Cumont
Henry was profoundly moved, but like all great people in their great moments, he was deplorably commonplace.
The Call of the Town|John Alexander Hammerton
Yet how deplorably destitute are the great mass of the People!
Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3]|J. Ewing Ritchie

Many are the myths, and deplorably few the facts, that have come down to us in regard to Washington's boyhood.
George Washington, Vol. I|Henry Cabot Lodge

British Dictionary definitions for deplorable

deplorable

/ (dɪˈplɔːrəbəl) /

adjective

lamentablea deplorable lack of taste

worthy of censure or reproach; very baddeplorable behaviour

Derived forms of deplorable

deplorableness or deplorability, noundeplorably, adverb

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单词	deplorable
释义	deplorable [ dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr- ] / dɪˈplɔr ə bəl, -ˈploʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deplorable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend. causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad: This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners! Origin of deplorable 1605–15; <French déplorable<Middle French, equivalent to deplor(er) (see deplore) + -able-able OTHER WORDS FROM deplorable de·plor·a·ble·ness, de·plor·a·bil·i·ty, nounde·plor·a·bly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deplorable I know I can trust to your secrecy, but pray don't look at me so deplorably. An Egyptian Princess, Complete\|Georg Ebers Society as a whole was deplorably lacking in imagination, intellect and taste. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism\|Franz Cumont Henry was profoundly moved, but like all great people in their great moments, he was deplorably commonplace. The Call of the Town\|John Alexander Hammerton Yet how deplorably destitute are the great mass of the People! Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3]\|J. Ewing Ritchie Many are the myths, and deplorably few the facts, that have come down to us in regard to Washington's boyhood. George Washington, Vol. I\|Henry Cabot Lodge British Dictionary definitions for deplorable deplorable / (dɪˈplɔːrəbəl) / adjective lamentablea deplorable lack of taste worthy of censure or reproach; very baddeplorable behaviour Derived forms of deplorable deplorableness or deplorability, noundeplorably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deplorable distressing, unsatisfactory, wretched, unbearable, dreadful, scandalous, regrettable, reprehensible, terrible, lamentable, grievous, disastrous, tragic, dire, miserable, intolerable, disgraceful, horrifying, awful, blameworthy
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deplorable

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adjective

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