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1. a. Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. Source: opted
2. adj. inspiring mixed contempt and pity Source: wordnet
3. adj. deserving or inciting pity Source: wordnet
4. Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. Syn. -- Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See Piteous. -- Pit"i*a*ble*ness, n. -- Pit"i*a*bly, adv. Source: webster
5. Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable;lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition;pitiable wretchedness. Source: adambom
6. j:100 s inspiring mixed contempt and pity s deserving or inciting pity Source: ecdict

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pity deserving piteous compassion condition exciting lamentable miserable persons wretchedness contempt inciting inspiring mixed pit ness sad see sorrowful woeful

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