77 adjectives to describe plight

We are in sorry plight, for we have suffered from emigration, too.

What wind blows thee hither, my boy, in such sad plight?" replied Hoffman, grasping the slender hand outstretched to him.

" As he thus reflected he heard a voice at his elbow, and turning round perceived that one in a more wretched plight than himself was asking alms of him.

Sometimes one would pause to point me out to his comrades with a shout of derision at my miserable plight, or if by a change of posture I got outside the protection of my wall, would kick me back with a coarse injunction to keep out of the way.

Even at the moment I was surprised when I found myself thinking of the danger to which Jacob must be exposed, rather than of my own desperate plight.

Adj. unfortunate, unblest^, unhappy, unlucky; improsperous^, unprosperous; hoodooed [U.S.]; luckless, hapless; out of luck; in trouble, in a bad way, in an evil plight; under a cloud; clouded; ill off, badly off; in adverse circumstances; poor &c 804; behindhand, down in the world, decayed, undone; on the road to ruin, on its last legs, on the wane; in one's utmost need.

General Herkimer was in no better plight than those who were the most exposed.

When the maiden saw her lover's piteous plight, she deemed that he had swooned by reason of his pain.

Not meeting with him, however, and concluding he was in the kitchen, he descended thither, and found him in such a pitiable plight, that his wrath was instantly changed to compassion.

So saying, the archer went forth and presently came hasting back with Roger at his heels scowling and in woeful plight.

Long had they lov'd, and now it is agreed, This day they must be troth-plight, after wed. At Huntington's fair house a feast is held; But envy turns it to a house of tears; For those false guests, conspiring with the Prior, To whom Earl Robert greatly is in debt, Mean at the banquet to betray the earl Unto a heavy writ of outlawry.

His Imperial Highness beckoned to the minister in such woful plight, to pacify himself, and put his cloak before his mouth to prevent any one from seeing him laugh at the minister, which he did most immoderately.

Never has a man more conscious and oppressive rectitude than one who has barely escaped a dreadful plight.

Knowing that there was quite a large company in the camp, Mr. P. was almost ashamed to show himself in such a doleful plight, but he soon found that there was no need for any scruples on that account, as they were all as wretched looking as himself.

Thou art in an ill plight.

The Romans were altogether fearful and esmayed, making complaint of their pitiful plight.

The Tragic plight of families with feeble-minded kids at home.

He wrote many times to the admiral that he was in very dangerous plight, and that, if he would have them hold out long, he should send him aid; but he got no answer.

He was seized with disgust for all these warlike habits and tastes, which had reduced him to the melancholy plight in which he found himself.

Bianca was now in a parlous plight.

Betrayed by Judas in the garden, denied by Peter before the cock crew, crucified between thieves, and mourned for by a harlot, and then sent bound and bare, nothing changed, nothing altered, in Thy ignominious plight, forthward in the world's van the glory and symbol of a man's new ideaPity.

Upon an obscure night Fevered with Love's anxiety (O hapless, happy plight!)

It begins with a reference to the unhappy plight of Dr. King.

Leaving the drowning in their direful plight Leaving the drown'd low waving in the weeds.

I managed to refrain, though in so grievous a plight, from wishing for another war; though I did concede that if we must ever again be cursed with war, it might as well come now as later.

77 adjectives to describe  plight