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Meanings of
deplorable
in English
Bad; unfortunate.
sorry
sad
pitiful
distressing
lamentable
Related terms
bad
Of very poor quality or condition.
miserable
wretched
woeful
execrable
Related terms
inferior
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure.
criminal
vicious
reprehensible
condemnable
Related terms
wrong
Usage of
deplorable
in English
1
Unfortunately, though his size is quite formidable, his speed is quite
deplorable
.
2
The specific case on Panorama, and any case like it, is
deplorable
.
3
The army was in the most
deplorable
condition of weakness and hunger.
4
He expressed the opinion that the world was in a
deplorable
state.
5
The aspect of the streets on the following day was
deplorable
enough.
6
Such, in brief, was the
deplorable
story of the battle of Tewkesbury.
7
On his death I found his papers in the most
deplorable
confusion.
8
Isn't it actually rather a
deplorable
picture that Mr McQuoid has painted?
9
The news threw the Dawsbergen diplomats into a
deplorable
state of uncertainty.
10
The
deplorable
ease of the Midrashic method readily accounts for its vogue.
11
The
deplorable
refacings have left few features of interest on the outside.
12
In our business, chaos and uncertainty, while
deplorable
,
can be our friends.
13
Human rights groups criticized conditions there as
deplorable
and unfit for humans.
14
This shameful death of mine will leave her in a
deplorable
state.
15
Frémont's régime had left the whole department in the most
deplorable
confusion.
16
And the condition of the roads after this disruption is utterly
deplorable
.
Other examples for "deplorable"
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deplorable
Adjective
Frequent collocations
most deplorable
deplorable condition
deplorable state
so deplorable
deplorable situation
More collocations
Deplorable
through the time
Deplorable
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common