pitiable
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable homeless pets.
evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible: a pitiable lack of character.
Origin of pitiable
1synonym study For pitiable
Other words from pitiable
- pit·i·a·ble·ness, noun
- pit·i·a·bly, adverb
- un·pit·i·a·ble, adjective
- un·pit·i·a·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with pitiable
Words Nearby pitiable
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How to use pitiable in a sentence
Maybe he had taken pity on me, doing a charitable deed by showing affection to a pitiable fat girl.
Syrians are being massacred nearly every day, and sending out pitiable cries for help.
How the U.S. Is Struggling to Help Syria’s Opposition | Tara McKelvey | February 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pitiable last photo of the naked megastar projected into the courtroom as Rogers testified is unforgettable.
Amy is, at most, a pitiable woman trapped in a marriage that she has no idea how to fix.
All around us, pundits spend their time bemoaning the pitiable state of men.
Eerie orange cones captured in an aerial photograph will show each precise spot where a part of this pitiable child came to rest.
A very few weeks flew over the head of the needy man, before he was reduced to the same pitiable straits.
He cursed himself inwardly for a fool and a dolt—the more pitiable because he accounted himself cunning above others.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThis loss, more than anything else, brought home to the monarch his pitiable condition.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonSurely this pitiable case ought to be brought to the attention of the Actors' Benevolent Association.
His eyes were fixed and staring, and his face deadly pale, presenting altogether a most pitiable and wretched spectacle.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for pitiable
/ (ˈpɪtɪəbəl) /
exciting or deserving pity or contempt
Derived forms of pitiable
- pitiableness, noun
- pitiably, adverb
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