ynkelig

abject, forlorn, pitiful

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adj

(medynkvækkende) pitiable, pitiful, pathetic ( fx cry, sight; in a pitiful state);

(dårlig) pitiable, pitiful, pathetic ( fx attempt),

F sorry, miserable ( fx performance; a miserable result; in a sorry

(el. miserable) condition),

(stærkere) wretched;

(moralsk ynkelig) abject ( fx conduct);

[en ynkelig fiasko] a dismal failure;

[gøre en ynkelig figur] cut a sorry figure;

[i en ynkelig forfatning]

(også, F) in a sad (el. sorry) plight.