pitiable
/ˈpɪtiəbəl/
adjective
- Deserving or causing feelings of pity or sympathy.
- His pitiable attempts to fix the leak only made the problem worse.
- They lived in pitiable conditions, with no running water or electricity.
- The lost puppy looked so pitiable that everyone wanted to help it.
- Very small, weak, or poor in quality; inadequate.
- The team's performance was pitiable, losing by twenty points.
- The garden produced a pitiable harvest after the drought.
- He offered a pitiable excuse that no one believed.
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