Main Entry: de·plor·able

Pronunciation: \di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 1612

1 : lamentable <a deplorable death>
2 : deserving censure or contempt : wretched <deplorable living conditions>

— de·plor·able·ness noun

— de·plor·ably \-blē\ adverb