
misfortunate
adj : deserving or inciting pity; "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" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable},
{pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor},
{wretched}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0