deplorable
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(s) bad; unfortunate
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
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(s) of very poor quality or condition
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
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(s) 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