WordNet sense 1 (bad; unfortunate):

deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry

WordNet sense 2 (having undesirable or negative qualities):

bad

WordNet sense 3 (deserving or inciting pity):

hapless, miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched, misfortunate

WordNet sense 4 (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune):

unfortunate

WordNet sense 5 (deserving of contempt or scorn):

contemptible