the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
That may or must be deplored or lamented; lamentable; that demands or causes lamentation; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; miserable; wretched: as, a deplorable calamity.
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adj. of very poor quality or condition
adj. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
adj. bad; unfortunate
Word Usage
"State Department spokesman Mark Toner says if reports that government security forces contributed to her death are accurate, then it demonstrates what he calls a "deplorable disregard for human dignity and respect" by Iranian authorities."