deplorável

Portuguese

Etymology

From deplorar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ploˈɾa.vew/ [de.ploˈɾa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pluˈɾa.vɛl/ [dɨ.pluˈɾa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pluˈɾa.vɛl/ [dɨ.pluˈɾa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pluˈɾa.bɛl/ [dɨ.pluˈɾa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: -avew, -avɛl
• Hyphenation: de‧plo‧rá‧vel

Adjective

deplorável m or f (plural deploráveis)

1. deplorable (that deserves to be deplored)
2. pitiful (that inspires pity)

   Synonym: lastimável

3. precarious

   Synonym: precário

4. ill-fated

   Synonym: funesto

5. detestable

   Synonym: detestável

Further reading

• “deplorável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “deplorável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025