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hapless

(= miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched) 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

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Movie subtitles

Because they knew he was entrusted to the most hapless funeral director on the planet?
I only wish to end the hapless years you spent with me.
They were by no means hapless.
Talk, you hapless fellow!
In the name of the Father and the Son, and the sainted martyrs, I bless you all who have come here for noble reasons, to save our fallen and hapless homeland.
To help you join the sacrament of conspiracy, and in the name of the holy sacrament, I command you to be witnesses to these lovers who symbolize the sacrament of marriage between you all and our hapless homeland.
Nothing moves until some hapless creature flies into its orbit and then it's all over.
It is not the Defendant who should be on trial here,.but a besotted establishment who can cheerfully send a generation to slaughter in the name of war and yet has the audacity to bring a hapless fool like Lovelass to trial for uttering words.
Think of all the hapless sinners wondering where their souls' destination lies.
Wouldn't this hapless creature give his buck teeth to play the Cat in a computer game?
As in what, you hapless techno-weenie?
You, sir, are the charlatan in this scenario-- touting your wares as a talent scout. preying upon the hungry souls of hapless artistes.
You, sir, are the charlatan in this scenario-- touting your wares as a talent scout, preying upon the hungry souls of hapless artistes.
Foisting substitute blood on hapless John Does in the ER.
A Tale of a Hapless Mercenary Khmyr, His Horse-Wife Anna, His Well-Fed Neighbor Foka, and Also of a Priest, a Nun and Other Old Relics.
For many days now, since you started cannibalizing me, I've been a witness to the hapless thoughts with which you try to excuse your unjustness towards your own kind.
Poor, hapless man.
Well, I also think you're the most hapless, lazy disorganized and, in general, the most lecherous person I've ever known in my life.
Wasn't it you who was mocking at that hapless woman?
While this hapless perished because of you!
Behold the marvellous instruments with which these hapless sinners are punished.
But then you're hopeless and I'm hapless.
Ah, but it was my faithful servant. who reassured the hapless fellow I was thinking of purchasing the plane.
It's about a hapless loser who just can't get it done.
You're going to their hapless monkeys. Settle in the Siberian taiga.
Hapless Moor of Venice, you became my fate.
He died in the 19th century: he was very talented and very hapless.
You and your hapless family, Baron.
You who find this letter. you should know that my hapless wanderings live on in you.
YOU'RE THE POOR, HAPLESS VICTIM OF A LOVE BASHING.
Where is the stone that would break my hapless head?
You are very convincing as a hapless loser, by the way.
It's all about her And whatever hapless salesman wanders into her sights.
You murdered my entire syndicate, took my hapless, right-hand man hostage, forced your way into my humble abode, even murdered the love of my life.
I'm hapless, i'm hopeless.
That's right, my hapless hacker, you have been served.
I swear to god, we'll become hapless.

News and current affairs

Russia, despite Siberia's massive oil and gas riches, isn't even investing enough to support healthy growth in its energy industries, much less human development in the country's impoverished areas (including hapless Siberia).
Last month's American election saw the two sides throw facts, figures, interpretations, and counter-interpretations at the hapless electorate.
The hapless former Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, had to resign last year after daring to suggest a referendum to decide the economic future of his fellow citizens.
This is absurd and dangerous, and the hapless Arab League has never truly addressed it.
Except for some odd and hapless individuals, there have been no underground armies, separatist terrorists, campaigns of civil disobedience aimed at unseating governments, or even any mass demonstrations.
Within months, however, Musharraf had conducted a coup against the hapless Nawaz Sharif, and a year later declared himself president, a title meant to enhance his stature when he visited India for peace talks in July 2001.
So, you pressure the IMF and the U.S. Treasury to urge Brazil, or Russia, or any other hapless IMF-loan recipient to defend its currency.
The world then watched as the hapless Dutch allowed Mladic's heavily armed Serbs to massacre about 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys.

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