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Deplorable Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Deplorable has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A person or thing that is to be deplored.

Adjective
1

bad; unfortunate

"my finances were in a deplorable state"

"a lamentable decision"

"her clothes were in sad shape"

"a sorry state of affairs"

2

of very poor quality or condition

"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"

"woeful treatment of the accused"

"woeful errors of judgment"

3

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"

4

Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.

Example Sentences
"my finances were in a deplorable state" adjective
"a lamentable decision" adjective
"her clothes were in sad shape" adjective
"a sorry state of affairs" adjective
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city" adjective
"woeful treatment of the accused" adjective
"woeful errors of judgment" adjective
"a criminal waste of talent" adjective
"a deplorable act of violence" adjective
"adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" adjective
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Rhyming Words
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