deplorable

adj 1: very bad; "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}]

2: 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}]

3: 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}]