bad; unfortunate; my finances were in a deplorable state; a lamentable decision; her clothes were in sad shape; a sorry state of affairs

[ Syn: distressing , lamentable , pitiful , sad , sorry ]

of very poor quality or condition; deplorable housing conditions in the inner city; woeful treatment of the accused; woeful errors of judgment

[ Syn: execrable , miserable , woeful , wretched ]

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

[ Syn: condemnable , criminal , reprehensible , vicious ]