ADJECTIVE | all | pitiable, pathetic, pitiful | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity |
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all | pitiable, hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched | deserving or inciting pity |
Sounds | pih'tiyahbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | inspiring mixed contempt / contempt and pity. | |
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Example | "pitiable lack of character" | |
Synonyms | pathetic, pitiful | |
Broader | contemptible | Deserving of contempt / contempt or scorn |
Spanish | patético | |
Catalan | patètic |
Meaning | deserving or inciting pity. | |
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Example | "pitiable homeless children" | |
Synonyms | hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched | |
Broader | unfortunate | not favored by fortune |
Spanish | cuitado, desafortunado, desdichado, desgraciado, desventurado, infeliz, infortunado, lastimoso, miserable, mísero, pobre, triste | |
Catalan | desafortunat, desgraciat, desventurat, dissortat, infeliç, llastimós, miserable, pobre, trist | |
Adverbs | pitiably | in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion / compassion |
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