dɪˈplɔːɹəbəɫ dɪˈspɪkəbəl ˈɛksɪkɹəbl ˈhæplɪs ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl pəˈθɛtɪk ˈpɪti.əbəl ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩ pʊɹ pʊə(ɹ) ˈslaɪ.mi

ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ ˈʌɡli ʌnˈwɝði vaɪl ˈwəʊfəl ˈwɝθləs ˈwɜːθləs ˈɹɛtʃɪd characterized by physical misery a wet miserable weekend spent a wretched night on the floor deserving or inciting pity a hapless victim miserable victims of war the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic piteous appeals for help pitiable homeless children a pitiful fate Oh, you poor thing his poor distorted limbs a wretched life morally reprehensible would do something as despicable as murder ugly crimes the vile development of slavery appalled them a slimy little liar very unhappy; full of misery he felt depressed and miserable a message of hope for suffering humanity wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages of very poor quality or condition deplorable housing conditions in the inner city woeful treatment of the accused woeful errors of judgment