처연해요 · 처연했어요 · 처연한 (+noun)
to be forlorn, pitiful, sorrowful
Example
비 오는 날 혼자 앉아 있는 그의 모습이 처연했어요.
The sight of him sitting alone on the rainy day was heartbreaking.
Word parts
처 sorrowful+연 -ly
Literally 'in a sorrowful state'; mostly literary.
Good to know
Literary: usually describes a scene, look or atmosphere rather than your own feelings.
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