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were deplorable
adjective
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad.
Exact(29)
"The conditions were deplorable," he said.
"Conditions were deplorable," Speaker Lyons said.
Chios' mayor Manolis Vournous conceded that conditions were deplorable.
For the masses, with their rapid population growth, living conditions were deplorable.
Conditions in the countryside were deplorable, and sentiment ran high against the Qing dynasty rulers.
The manners and communication skills of the stewards and police deployed in and around the mosque were deplorable.
Similar(28)
This is deplorable.
That's deplorable.
Sexual harassment is deplorable.
They are deplorable condition.
"It is deplorable.
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