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pitiable
[pit-ee-uh-buhl]
adjective
evoking or deserving pity; lamentable.
pitiable homeless pets.
evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible.
a pitiable lack of character.
pitiable
/ ˈɪɪəə /
adjective
exciting or deserving pity or contempt
Other 51Թ Forms
- pitiableness noun
- pitiably adverb
- unpitiable adjective
- unpitiably adverb
- ˈ辱پ adverb
- ˈ辱پԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As his tweet demonstrates, it's often too pitiable to warrant a word as powerful as "toxic."
“Fat people are either the punchline or we are this pitiable figure,” he said in a video conversation.
Surely women aren’t so pitiable as to need a participation certificate every time we try.
It’s a sign of independence and commitment to her vocation rather than a pitiable condition.
They both have a lot riding on this journey, which they’ve come to believe is their last chance to wring some meaning out of lives other people see as pitiable.
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