kläglich

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German

Etymology

Klage +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kläglich (strong nominative masculine singular kläglicher, comparative kläglicher, superlative am kläglichsten)

  1. pitiful, pathetic; miserable
  2. despicable, deplorable

Declension