adj satadj.allvery unhappy; full of miserySynset:suffering wretched
Examples:- he felt depressed and miserable
- a message of hope for suffering humanity
- wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
Antonyms:happy
Derivationally Related Form:wretchednessmiserableness
Inherited Hypernyms:miserable
Similar to:unhappy
adj satadj.alldeserving or inciting pitySynset:hapless misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched
Examples:- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic - Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
Antonyms:fortunate
Derivationally Related Form:wretchednesspathosmiserablenesspity
Inherited Hypernyms:hapless
Similar to:unfortunate
adj satadj.allof the most contemptible kindSynset:abject low low-down scummy scurvy
Examples:- abject cowardice
- a low stunt to pull
- a low-down sneak
- his miserable treatment of his family
- You miserable skunk!
- a scummy rabble
- a scurvy trick
Antonyms:estimable
Inherited Hypernyms:abject
Similar to:contemptible
adj satadj.allof very poor quality or conditionSynset:deplorable execrable woeful wretched
Examples:- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
Antonyms:superior
Derivationally Related Form:wretchednessmiserableness
Inherited Hypernyms:deplorable
Similar to:inferior
adj satadj.allcharacterized by physical miserySynset:wretched
Examples:- a wet miserable weekend
- spent a wretched night on the floor
Antonyms:comfortable
Derivationally Related Form:wretchednessmiserableness
Inherited Hypernyms:miserable
Similar to:uncomfortable
adj satadj.allcontemptibly small in amountSynset:measly paltry
Examples:- a measly tip
- the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
- a paltry wage
- almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
Antonyms:ample
Derivationally Related Form:paltriness
Inherited Hypernyms:measly
Similar to:meager meagerly meagre scrimpy stingy