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1. (adj.) pitiable
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable.
2. pitiable
miserable; contemptible.
Etymology: (1450–1500)
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1. (adj) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
"their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
2. (adj) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
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"
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1. (adj) pitiable
deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness
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Sense: pitiful
He was in a pitiable condition; He made a pitiable attempt.
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 Afrikaans: jammerlike |
 Arabic: مُثير للشَّفَقَه، يُرْثى |
 Bulgarian: жалък |
 Brazilian: lamentável |
 Czech: žalostný |
 German: mitleiderregend |
 Danish: ynkværdig; sørgelig |
 Greek: αξιολύπητος |
 Spanish: lamentable, penoso |
 Estonian: hale |
 Farsi: ترحم انگیز؛ اسف بار |
 Finnish: säälittävä |
 French: pitoyable |
 Hebrew: עָלוּב |
 Hindi: दयनीय, दया का पात्र |
 Croatian: jadan, bijedan |
 Hungarian: szánalomra méltó |
 Indonesian: memilukan |
 Icelandic: aumkunarverður, átakanleg |
 Italian: pietoso |
 Japanese: みじめな |
 Korean: 측은한 |
 Lithuanian: apgailėtinas, vertas užuo |
 Latvian: nožēlojams; bēdīgs |
 Malay: menimbulkan rasa belas |
 Dutch: zielig |
 Norwegian: sørgelig, (guds)jammerlig |
 Polish: żałosny |
 Persian: ترحم انگیز؛ اسف بار |
 Pashto: دزړه سواندى وړ، دترټلووړ، |
 Portuguese: lamentável |
 Romanian: vrednic de milă; lamenta |
 Russian: жалкий |
 Slovak: žalostný |
 Slovenian: beden |
 Serbian: jadan |
 Swedish: ömklig, sorglig, beklagan |
 Thai: น่าสงสาร |
 Turkish: acınacak, acıklı |
 Taiwanese: 可憐的 |
 Ukrainian: жалюгідний; нещасний |
 Urdu: قابل رحم |
 Vietnamese: đáng thương |
 Chinese: 可怜的 |
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