having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
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miserable
very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
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deplorable
of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"