| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a deploring manner.[Websters]
2. In a grieving manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a deprecating manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a sorrowing or aching manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a disapproving manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a damning manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a damned manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective deploring.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Deploring) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb deplore.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (deplore) | 1. Express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners".[Wordnet]. 2. Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action".[Wordnet]. 3. To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.[Websters]. 4. To complain of.[Websters]. 5. To regard as hopeless; to give up.[Websters]. 6. To lament.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: deploring, deplored, deplores, deplorer, deplorers, deploringly and deploredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEPLORINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
Specialty Definition: deplore
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To lament; to bewail; to mourn; to feel or express deep and poignant grief for. We deplored the death of Washington.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] (transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job. The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan. I deplore not having listened to your advice. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
