Definition of pitiable Pitiable
/pɪˈtiʌbʌl/ - [piteeubul] - pit•i•a•ble
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| pitiable - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" | ||
| hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched | ||
| unfortunate unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" | ||
| pitiable - inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" | ||
| pathetic, pitiful | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pitiable (a.)
Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
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Deserving or inciting pity.
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