elender

miserable, wretched, lousy

→ elend
elend miserable, wretched + er comparative form
adjective Rare #29,481
miserable, wretched, lousy Often used insultingly or for emphasis.
GE: Das war ein elender Tag.
EN: That was a miserable day.
Forms of elend

Wann bist du endlich vorbei, elender Sommer?

When will you finally be over, miserable summer?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Du elender verdammter Idiot.

You miserable damned idiot.

— Bugonia (2025)

Nein, elender Bastard!

No, you miserable bastard!

— Wild Tales - Jeder dreht mal durch! (2014)

Du elender Ehebrecher.

You wretched adulterer.

— Der Zauber von Malèna (2000)

Sie elender Feigling.

You miserable coward.

— Interstellar (2014)

Elender Dieb!

You wretched thief!

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Weil du Bastard nicht zuhören willst, deswegen, du elender Mistkerl!

Because you bastard won't listen, that's why, you miserable bastard!

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Und es ist ein elender Beruf.

And it's a miserable job.

— Auf Wiedersehen, Kinder (1987)