schamel

Meaning

1. poor, impoverished
2. insignificant, pitiable, paltry

Concepts

miserable

poor

wretched

dismal

meager

pitiful

unenviable

abject

rotten

sad

☹️

forlorn

lousy

unhappy

☹️

squalid

no-good

paltry

pitiable

horrendous

hapless

shitty

trashy

ugly

unfortunate

impoverished

cheap

jejune

ill-starred

mere

horrid

no good

🙅

Synonyms

ellendig

erbarmelijk

beklagenswaardig

zielig

☹️

schunnig

belabberd

🤢

stumperig

miserabel

arm

ongelukkig

lelijk

mager

miezerig

luttel

goedkoop

straatarm

armoedig

waardeloos

armelijk

shit-

kloten-

kut-

onfortuinlijk

pover

rot-

pokken-

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: scamel

Inherited from Old Dutch: *skamal

Cognate with Old Frisian: skamel

Cognate with Old High German: skamal

In summary

From Middle Dutch scamel, from Old Dutch *skamal, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Compare Old Frisian skamel, Old High German skamal.