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deplorable definition
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Overview of adj deplorable The adj deplorable has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry -- (bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs") 2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched -- (of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment") 3. condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible -- (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") Antonyms of adj deplorable 3 senses of deplorable Sense 1 deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 2 deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 3 condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible INDIRECT (VIA wrong) -> right Similarity of adj deplorable 3 senses of deplorable Sense 1 deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry => bad (vs. good) Sense 2 deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 3 condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible => wrong (vs. right) Attributes of adj deplorable Familiarity of adj deplorable deplorable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj deplorable deplorable Overview of adj deplorable The adj deplorable has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry -- (bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs") 2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched -- (of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment") 3. condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible -- (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")
deplorable definition
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