| a. | 1. | Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; |
| 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" |
| 2. | deplorable - of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" | |
| 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" |
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