Synonyms for Pitiable (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (deserving or inciting pity):
hapless, miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched, misfortunate
WordNet sense 2 (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune):
unfortunate
WordNet sense 3 (deserving of contempt or scorn):
contemptible
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