armselig

Meaning

abject, pathetic, paltry, miserable

Concepts

poor
miserable
sorry
shabby
squalid
ill-starred
hapless
mean
unfortunate
ill-fated
wretched
pitiable
scrubby
seedy
shabbily
shameful
shiftless
small-minded
squalidly
stingy
tightfisted
abject
poor
comfortless
deplorable
dingy
dreary
lonely
miserly
needy
paltrily
paltry
pathetic
Synonyms

elend
C1
kümmerlich
ärmlich
schäbig
C2
dürftig
33k
arm
A2
erbärmlich
C1
traurig
B1
☹️
jämmerlich
C2
bemitleidenswert
beklagenswert
miserabel
C2
heruntergekommen
31k
inferior
billig
B2

schmucklos

jammervoll

schwach
B1
karg
kläglich
40k
knauserig
47k
lausig
26k
winzig
C1
lumpig
minderwertig
32k
gering
C2
nieder
B2
niederträchtig
30k

pupsig

popelig
zerlumpt

bejammernswert

mickrig
46k

Mitleid erregend

zu bedauern

erbarmungswürdig

Jammer-

leidvoll

humorlos

letztklassig

armes Schwein

arm dran

armer Kerl

anstrengend
C1

grenzlastig

armer Teufel

bedauernswert
28k
bedürftig
40k
betrüblich
☹️
engstirnig
31k
Translations

pauvre
kleingeestig
misérable
misero
benepen
😨

enghartig

mezquino
pobre
pitoyable
minable

خهراپ

φτωχός

malchanceux
pobre
misérablement
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
armsal
In summary

In the 15th century derived from Middle High German armsal (“misery”). Compare also mühselig and trübselig

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