|gädfə(r)|sākən adjective
Usage: sometimes capitalized
1. : situated in a remote or desolate place
another winter … in that godforsaken wilderness crossroads — H.L.Davis
2. : neglected in appearance : wretched , dismal — used chiefly of places or objects
the toughest, dreariest, most godforsaken looking country — Richard Bissell
3. : pitiable in circumstances : miserable , unfortunate — used chiefly of persons
for teaching poor godforsaken school children to write before they can read — H.L.Mencken