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deplorable

(d/I/'pl/oU/r/@/b/@/l )

adjective (a)

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

bad; unfortunate(adj.all)

Example:
My finances were in a deplorable state.

Synonym:
distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry

source: wordnet30
of very poor quality or condition(adj.all)

Example:
Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city.

Synonym:
execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched

source: wordnet30
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure(adj.all)

Example:
A deplorable act of violence.

Synonym:
condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious

source: wordnet30

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