de·plor·a·ble  (d ĭ-plôr ə-b əl)
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adj.1. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach: a deplorable act of violence. 2. Lamentable; woeful: My finances were in a deplorable state of neglect. 3. Wretched; bad: deplorable housing conditions in the inner city.
de·plora·ble·ness, de·plor′a·bili·ty n. de·plora·bly adv. |
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