- 1deserving pity or causing you to feel pity The refugees were in a pitiable state. Her life was pitiable and sad.
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- 2not deserving respect a pitiable lack of talent pity noun verbpitiful adjectivepitiless adjectivepitiable adjectivepiteous adjective
NAmE//ˈpɪt̮iəbli//
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