
[more deplorable; most deplorable]
: very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust : deserving to be deplored
The company has shown a deplorable [=appalling, unconscionable] lack of concern for the environment.
children living in deplorable [=horrible, disgusting, terrible] conditions
deplorable ignorance
— deplorably /dɪˈplorəbli/ adverb
deplorably cruel