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kläglich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abject adj Experienced or done in the most extreme or miserable degree, especially poverty or failure.
  • deplorable adj Shockingly bad or unacceptable; deserving strong disapproval.
  • dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  • pitiable adj Deserving or arousing pity.
  • puny adj Small, weak, or unimpressive; lacking strength or significance.
  • rueful adj Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.
  • woebegone adj Of a person: deeply affected or overwhelmed by suffering or trouble, and so filled with woe (“great distress or sadness”); (loosely) forlorn, sad, unhappy.

Senses

kläglich is used for these senses in English:

  • abject Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]
  • deplorable Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
  • dismal Disappointingly inadequate.
  • pitiable That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
  • puny Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. [from 16th c.]
  • rueful Inspiring pity or compassion.
  • sullen Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
  • woebegone In a deplorable state.

abject — full definition

  1. adj Experienced or done in the most extreme or miserable degree, especially poverty or failure.
  2. adj Lacking self-respect or dignity; deserving contempt.

deplorable — full definition

  1. adj Shockingly bad or unacceptable; deserving strong disapproval.
  2. adj Extremely regrettable or sad; worthy of pity.

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