様ざまはない

expression, i-adjective

shameful; pathetic; unsightly

Used to describe a disgraceful or pitiful state, often with a tone of contempt or scorn. Typically appears as ざまはない or in the phrase ざまはないものだ.

• あんな負まけ方かたをして、まったく様ざまはない。

  Losing like that is utterly shameful.

• 彼かれの慌あわてふためいた姿すがたは、様ざまはないものだった。

  His flustered appearance was a pathetic sight.