哀あい絶ぜつ

na-adjective, noun

extremely sad; heartbreaking; great pity

Literary or formal word for an event or situation that is deeply sad or pitiful. Rare in everyday speech.

• その事じ故この知しらせはまさに哀あい絶ぜつな出で来き事ごとだった。

  The news of the accident was truly a heartbreaking event.