1.keenly sorry or regretful;
felt bad about letting the team down
2.feeling or expressing sorrow or pity;
a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders
3.having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone;
felt regretful over his vanished youth
4.feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
5.bad; unfortunate;
my finances were in a deplorable state
6.depressing in character or appearance;
drove through dingy streets
7.without merit;
a sorry horse