情けない

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable

Meaning

  1. adj-i
    miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

Example sentences

  • As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.

  • Or rather, is it not just pathetic that I think such whiny thoughts like this?

  • The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.