わびしい

i-adjective

lonely; dreary; miserable; wretched; shabby

Describes a feeling of loneliness, desolation, or bleakness, often associated with a place, atmosphere, or emotional state. Can also refer to a shabby or comfortless appearance. The word carries a literary and somewhat poetic tone.

• 冬ふゆの海かい岸がんはわびしい景色けしきだった。

  The winter seashore was a dreary sight.

• 一人ひとりで過すごす休きゅう日じつはわびしい。

  Spending a holiday alone feels lonely.

• わびしいアパートに帰かえるのが嫌いやだ。

  I hate going back to my shabby apartment.