pitiable

adj.

1. Arousing or deserving of pity or compassion; lamentable.
2. Arousing disdainful pity. See synonyms at pathetic.

pitiableness pit'i·a·ble·ness n.
pitiably pit'i·a·bly adv.

adjective

Arousing or deserving pity: pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, rueful, ruthful. See pity.

IN BRIEF: Causing or deserving sympathy, sometimes mixed with scorn or contempt.

On being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity
  Synonyms: pathetic, pitiful

Meaning #2: deserving or inciting pity
  Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medynkvækkende, jammerlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
meelijwekkend, verachtelijk

Français (French)
adj. - pitoyable, lamentable, misérable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kläglich, erbärmlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιολύπητος, αξιοθρήνητος, οικτρός

Italiano (Italian)
deplorevole, pietoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lamentável

Русский (Russian)
жалкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lastimoso, deplorable, lamentable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ömklig, beklagansvärd, erbarmlig, ynklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可怜的, 卑劣的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可憐的, 卑劣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가련한, 경멸할 만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - あわれな, 卑しむべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جدير بالشفقه, تافه, حقير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעורר חמלה, מסכן‬

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