pitiable

英['pɪtɪəb(ə)l] 美['pɪtɪəbl]

1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;

"their efforts were pathetic"

"pitiable lack of character"

"pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

2. 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"