miserable

very unhappy; full of misery

“he felt depressed and miserable”

“a message of hope for suffering humanity”

“wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages”

deserving or inciting pity

“a hapless victim”

“miserable victims of war”

“{'source': 'Galsworthy', 'text': 'the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic'}”

“piteous appeals for help”

of the most contemptible kind

“abject cowardice”

“a low stunt to pull”

“a low-down sneak”

“his miserable treatment of his family”

of very poor quality or condition

“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

“woeful treatment of the accused”

“woeful errors of judgment”

characterized by physical misery

“a wet miserable weekend”

“spent a wretched night on the floor”

contemptibly small in amount

“a measly tip”

“the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief”

“a paltry wage”

“almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans”