bedan

1. pathetic; paltry; pitiful
   Radi za bednu platu. — He works for a pitiful salary.
   To je baš bedan izgovor. — That's a really lame excuse.
2. destitute; wretched
   Ta porodica živi u bednim uslovima. — That family lives in wretched conditions.
3. (of a person or act) contemptible; despicable
   To je bio bedan potez s njegove strane. — That was a despicable move on his part.
4. colloq. lame; crappy
   Žurka je bila baš bedna. — The party was really lame.

Close to jadan, but more often carries a note of contempt.