definition of
pitiable

[1] #1 pitiable s. [pathetic, pitiful] inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice". wn

[2] #2 pitiable s. [hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, 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 d. wn