Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Their efforts were pathetic. Pitiable lack of character. Pitiful exhibition of cowardice.
source: WordNet 3.0
deserving or inciting pity
A hapless victim. Miserable victims of war. The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic. Piteous appeals for help. Pitiable homeless children. A pitiful fate. Oh, you poor thing. His poor distorted limbs. A wretched life.
