godforsaken

godforsaken
/god"feuhr say'keuhn, god'feuhr say"-/, adj. (sometimes cap.)
1. desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
2. wretched; neglected; pitiable.
[1855-60; GOD + FORSAKEN]
Syn. 1. bleak, dreary, lonely. 2. forlorn, miserable.

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