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mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
-ways; -wards
in the act of ...; just as one is ...
manner of ...; way of ...
「態」 has other readings with different meanings.
なんという態だと叱られた。
I was scolded: 'What a sorry state!'
泥だらけの態で帰ってきた。
I came home in a muddy mess.
負けた時の態は見苦しかった。
The sight of them losing was unsightly.