| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a sorry sight | pitiful to look at |
| 2. | a wreck | something ruined and pitiful |
| 3. | abject | extremely bad or miserable |
| 4. | abysmal | extremely bad; appalling |
| 5. | amateurish | showing lack of skill |
| 6. | bankrupt | completely lacking resources |
| 7. | battered | worn and damaged |
| 8. | beggarly | meanly poor or inadequate |
| 9. | broken-down | worn out and pitiful |
| 10. | bungling | clumsy and badly done |
| 11. | cheap | low-quality and contemptible |
| 12. | clumsy | awkward and ineffective |
| 13. | colorless | lacking interest or vitality |
| 14. | contemptible | deserving scorn or disdain |
| 15. | cringeworthy | causing secondhand embarrassment |
| 16. | crummy | very poor or unpleasant |
| 17. | degrading | lowering dignity or worth |
| 18. | deplorable | very bad and shameful |
| 19. | desolate | bleak and miserable |
| 20. | disgraceful | shamefully bad |
| 21. | drab | dull and lacking interest |
| 22. | dreary | dull and depressing |
| 23. | dull | boring and uninspired |
| 24. | embarrassing | causing shame or awkwardness |
| 25. | embarrassingly bad | so bad it causes shame |
| 26. | execrable | extremely bad or detestable |
| 27. | feeble | weak and unimpressive |
| 28. | flat | dull and lacking force |
| 29. | flimsy | weak and insubstantial |
| 30. | forlorn | pitifully sad and abandoned |
| 31. | foul | offensive, nasty, or vile |
| 32. | frail | physically weak or delicate |
| 33. | ghastly | shockingly bad or unpleasant |
| 34. | godawful | extremely bad or unpleasant |
| 35. | gross | disgusting or very bad |
| 36. | grotty | dirty, unpleasant, or poor |
| 37. | grubby | dirty and shabby |
| 38. | gutless | lacking courage or resolve |
| 39. | helpless | unable to defend oneself |
| 40. | hideous | extremely ugly or bad |
| 41. | hopeless | completely inadequate or useless |
| 42. | horrible | very bad or unpleasant |
| 43. | horrid | very unpleasant or bad |
| 44. | humiliating | causing loss of dignity |
| 45. | impotent | unable to take effective action |
| 46. | inadequate | not good enough |
| 47. | incompetent | not capable or effective |
| 48. | ineffective | not producing the desired effect |
| 49. | ineffectual | failing to produce results |
| 50. | inept | clumsy and incompetent |
| 51. | inferior | lower in quality or worth |
| 52. | lame | weak, dull, or ineffective |
| 53. | lamentable | regrettably bad or weak |
| 54. | laughable | so bad it’s ridiculous |
| 55. | lifeless | lacking energy or spirit |
| 56. | loathsome | causing disgust or hatred |
| 57. | lousy | very poor or bad |
| 58. | mangy | shabby and in poor condition |
| 59. | measly | contemptibly small or poor |
| 60. | mediocre | only average; unimpressive |
| 61. | miserable | wretched and deeply inadequate |
| 62. | naff | uncool, tacky, or poor |
| 63. | nasty | unpleasant and contemptible |
| 64. | odious | extremely unpleasant or hateful |
| 65. | offensive | causing resentment or disgust |
| 66. | paltry | small and worthless |
| 67. | pitiable | deserving pity; very poor |
| 68. | pitiful | deserving pity or contempt |
| 69. | poor | inferior in quality or ability |
| 70. | powerless | without power or control |
| 71. | puny | small, weak, and unimpressive |
| 72. | ragged | torn, rough, and shabby |
| 73. | ramshackle | badly built or falling apart |
| 74. | repellent | causing disgust or aversion |
| 75. | rickety | weak and likely to collapse |
| 76. | rotten | very bad or unpleasant |
| 77. | run-down | in poor condition |
| 78. | sad | disappointingly poor or weak |
| 79. | scrawny | thin, weak, and unimpressive |
| 80. | second-rate | of inferior quality |
| 81. | shabby | mean, poor, or contemptible |
| 82. | shameful | bringing disgrace or embarrassment |
| 83. | slapdash | carelessly and poorly done |
| 84. | sorry | poor and disappointing |
| 85. | spineless | lacking courage or backbone |
| 86. | tacky | cheap and in poor taste |
| 87. | tattered | old, torn, and shabby |
| 88. | third-rate | very low in quality |
| 89. | threadbare | worn out and shabby |
| 90. | tragic | sadly disastrous or pitiable |
| 91. | trashy | of very low quality |
| 92. | underwhelming | less impressive than expected |
| 93. | unimpressive | failing to impress |
| 94. | uninspiring | not exciting or admirable |
| 95. | useless | of no practical value |
| 96. | vile | extremely unpleasant or bad |
| 97. | weak | lacking strength or force |
| 98. | woeful | very bad; lamentable |
| 99. | worthless | having no real value |
| 100. | wretched | very poor and contemptible |