pitiable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pit·i·a·ble /ˈpɪtiəbəl/ adjective formal SYMPATHIZEmaking you feel pity 令人怜悯的，可怜的 the pitiable victims of war 可怜的战争受害者 —pitiably adverb
Examples from the Corpus
pitiable• Sylvie was no longer the withdrawn, slightly pitiable figure she had last seen in New York.• And none of the pitiable passengers on flight 592 had any idea of it.• pitiable victims of war• Far from being pitiable victims, the Hollywood 10 and their followers have the blood of millions on their hands.• They appeared to apologize for their pitiable weaknesses, instead of forming themselves into a counter attack.pit·i·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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pitiable
pit‧i‧a‧ble /ˈpɪtiəbəl/
adjective formal
making you feel pity:
the pitiable victims of war
—pitiably adverb
pit‧i‧a‧ble /ˈpɪtiəbəl/
adjective formalmaking you feel pity:
—pitiably adverb