1.Definition: bad; unfortunate

"A sorry state of affairs"

Related Adjective(s):deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad

2.Definition: causing dejection

Related Adjective(s):blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim

3.Definition: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Related Adjective(s):bad, regretful

4.Definition: without merit; of little or no value or use

"A sorry horse", "A sorry excuse"

Related Adjective(s):meritless