de|plor´ing|ly

de|plor´ing|ly
de|plore «dih PLR, -PLOHR», transitive verb, -plored, -plor|ing.
1. to be very sorry about; express great sorrow for; regret deeply; lament: »

We deplore the accident.

SYNONYM(S): bewail, bemoan.
2. to find fault with; regard as grievous or to be regretted: »

The report deplored the almost universal lack of direct radio communications between ambulance services (New York Times). We strongly deplore the large-scale retaliatory raid…on Jordanian territory (Arthur J. Goldberg).

╂[< Latin dēplōrāre < dē- (intensive) + plōrāre weep]
–de|plor´er, noun.
–de|plor´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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