deplorable
adjective
1. bad; unfortunate
- my finances were in a deplorable state
Similar word(s): bad, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
2. of very poor quality or condition
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
Similar word(s): inferior, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched
3. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
- a deplorable act of violence
Similar word(s): wrong, condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious
Sentences with deplorable as an adjective:
- He is a deplorable boy, frequently being beaten by his parents.