̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_bəl adjective
Etymology: French déplorable, from Middle French deplorable, from deplorer to deplore + -able
: fit to be deplored : lamentable
a deplorable lack of tact
a deplorable intellectual confusion — C.I.Glicksberg
uniforms of the servants were sleazy and often dirty and the service deplorable — Virginia A. Oakes
: wretched , unfortunate
in a truly deplorable condition, only less filthy than the prison itself — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall
: abominable
the food is deplorable for a healthy man — John Buchan
• de·plor·a·ble·ness -lnə̇s noun -es
• de·plor·ably -blē, -li adverb