adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a deplorable mistake
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American day care centers range from excellent to deplorable .
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In addition to their harsh sentences, the prisoners have been exposed to deplorable prison conditions.
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Something must be done about the deplorable state of our roads.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Does not the Minister realise that the unemployment figures in the Province are deplorable ?
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It is in respect of bad human behaviour generally that the almost complete absence of condemnation from organised religion is so deplorable .
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To a certain extent, the deplorable state of manners is just another trendy morsel for public devouring.
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Tories in the region say recent royal coverage has been deplorable .
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Whatever you may think about the morality of abortion, these are the most deplorable scare tactics.
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When will he do something about that deplorable record?
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Would the Prime Minister explain why he thinks that deplorable situation exists?