hapless

Adjective

Synonyms: miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

deserving or inciting pity“a hapless victim”“miserable victims of war”“the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic — Galsworthy”“piteous appeals for help”“pitiable homeless children”“a pitiful fate”“Oh, you poor thing”“his poor distorted limbs”“a wretched life”Synonyms: miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hapless \Hap"less\ (h[a^]p"l[e^]s), a. Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]