pitiable

adjective

piti·able ˈpi-tē-ə-bəl How to pronounce pitiable (audio)

: deserving or exciting pity : lamentable

pitiable victims

: of a kind to evoke mingled pity and contempt especially because of inadequacy

a pitiable excuse

pitiableness noun

pitiably

ˈpi-tē-ə-blē How to pronounce pitiable (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

the sales presentation was a pitiable display of ineptitude and disorganization a pitiable attempt at singing that generated snickers

Recent Examples on the Web Currently, e-bikes are trapped in the weird smear between pathetic, loser bicycles and pitiable, low-end motorbikes.

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Moss-Bachrach, who played the rangy musician Desi in HBO’s Girls, is comically pitiable as Richie, a man with the seeming emotional breadth of day-old pizza.

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 July 2022 Even now, nostalgia remains a pitiable condition in the popular imagination—not dangerous or life-threatening, but sentimental and backward-looking.

Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 Ukrainians are perfectly capable of writing Russian correctly, but during the war some internet commentators have spelled the occasional Russian word using the Ukrainian writing system, leaving it looking unmoored and pitiable.

New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 The third week of Russia’s war on Ukraine shows, like its predecessors, gallant resistance, pitiable suffering, and slow Russian progress.

Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 The dogs will walk back and forth along the circumference of their pitiable circle, compulsively, like death-row inmates pacing their cells.

Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Remember that Nike spoof, Eris running shoes, about a pitiable boy who works in a sweatshop and accidentally sews his hands together?

Ade D. Adeniji, Wired, 27 Oct. 2021 But as with most of Binoche’s vulnerable characters, Tereza is never pitiable.

Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas And Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021 See More

pitiable

adjective

as in pitiful

arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust the sales presentation was a pitiable display of ineptitude and disorganization

Synonyms & Similar Words

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pitiful
lame
wretched
cheap
dirty
disgusting
mean
nasty
hateful
contemptible
deplorable
vile
despicable
sorry
sneaking
paltry
lousy
scabby
grubby
scurvy
loathsome
abominable
ratty
detestable
disgraceful
shameful
odious
repulsive
scummy
abhorrent
repugnant
revolting
cruddy
execrable
condemnable
ignoble
squalid
ignominious
discreditable
craven
disreputable
sordid
dishonorable
shabby
reprehensible
cowardly
reptilian
unprincipled
unscrupulous
base
revulsive
dastardly
censurable
reproachable
blamable
unethical
low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

admirable
laudable
meritorious
praiseworthy
commendable
creditable
noble
honorable
honest
redoubtable
scrupulous
virtuous
good
upright
moral
righteous
reputable
high-minded
principled
right-minded
ethical
right

as in pathetic

deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy) a pitiable attempt at singing that generated snickers

Synonyms & Similar Words

pathetic
pitiful
sad
miserable
wretched
contemptible
lame
disgusting
despicable
shameful
deplorable
poor
disgraceful
bad
sorry
abominable
detestable
shameful
odious
worthless
ignominious
disreputable
abhorrent
notorious
hateful
unworthy
infamous
stinking
discreditable
beastly
shocking
lousy
dishonorable
inferior
sordid
misbegotten
scandalous
unsavory
meritless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

admirable
decent
worthy
respectable
outstanding
meritorious
commendable
excellent
notable
noteworthy
creditable
noticeable
perfect
laudable
praiseworthy
noble
presentable
honorable
reputable
redoubtable
honest
flawless
straight

as in poor

deserving of one's pity a pitiable, starving old dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

pathetic
pitiful
poor
wretched
miserable
sorry
piteous
sad
horrible
deplorable
disturbing
terrible
heartbreaking
rueful
impressive
regrettable
lamentable
heartrending
awful
mournful
affecting
inspiring
emotional
poignant
touching
moving
sorrowful
distressing
upsetting
stirring
grievous
woeful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unimpressive
uninspiring

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of pitiable are contemptible, despicable, scurvy, and sorry. While all these words mean "arousing or deserving scorn," pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity.

a pitiable attempt at tragedy

The synonyms contemptible and pitiable are sometimes interchangeable, but contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values.

a contemptible liar

The words despicable and pitiable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation.

a despicable crime

Scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust.

a scurvy crew of hangers-on

The meanings of sorry and pitiable largely overlap; however, sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness.

this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car

单词	pitiable
释义	pitiable adjective piti·able ˈpi-tē-ə-bəl 1 : deserving or exciting pity : lamentable pitiable victims 2 : of a kind to evoke mingled pity and contempt especially because of inadequacy a pitiable excuse pitiableness noun pitiably ˈpi-tē-ə-blē adverb Synonyms cheap contemptible cruddy deplorable despicable dirty grubby lame lousy mean nasty paltry pitiful ratty scabby scummy scurvy sneaking sorry wretched See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the sales presentation was a pitiable display of ineptitude and disorganization a pitiable attempt at singing that generated snickers Recent Examples on the Web Currently, e-bikes are trapped in the weird smear between pathetic, loser bicycles and pitiable, low-end motorbikes. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Moss-Bachrach, who played the rangy musician Desi in HBO’s Girls, is comically pitiable as Richie, a man with the seeming emotional breadth of day-old pizza. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 July 2022 Even now, nostalgia remains a pitiable condition in the popular imagination—not dangerous or life-threatening, but sentimental and backward-looking. Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 Ukrainians are perfectly capable of writing Russian correctly, but during the war some internet commentators have spelled the occasional Russian word using the Ukrainian writing system, leaving it looking unmoored and pitiable. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 The third week of Russia’s war on Ukraine shows, like its predecessors, gallant resistance, pitiable suffering, and slow Russian progress. Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 The dogs will walk back and forth along the circumference of their pitiable circle, compulsively, like death-row inmates pacing their cells. Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Remember that Nike spoof, Eris running shoes, about a pitiable boy who works in a sweatshop and accidentally sews his hands together? Ade D. Adeniji, Wired, 27 Oct. 2021 But as with most of Binoche’s vulnerable characters, Tereza is never pitiable. Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas And Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition pitiable adjective piti·able ˈpi-tē-ə-bəl : pitiful pitiable adjective 1 as in pitiful arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust the sales presentation was a pitiable display of ineptitude and disorganization Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pitiful lame wretched cheap dirty disgusting mean nasty hateful contemptible deplorable vile despicable sorry sneaking paltry lousy scabby grubby scurvy loathsome abominable ratty detestable disgraceful shameful odious repulsive scummy abhorrent repugnant revolting cruddy execrable condemnable ignoble squalid ignominious discreditable craven disreputable sordid dishonorable shabby reprehensible cowardly reptilian unprincipled unscrupulous base revulsive dastardly censurable reproachable blamable unethical low Antonyms & Near Antonyms admirable laudable meritorious praiseworthy commendable creditable noble honorable honest redoubtable scrupulous virtuous good upright moral righteous reputable high-minded principled right-minded ethical right See More 2 as in pathetic deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy) a pitiable attempt at singing that generated snickers Synonyms & Similar Words pathetic pitiful sad miserable wretched contemptible lame disgusting despicable shameful deplorable poor disgraceful bad sorry abominable detestable shameful odious worthless ignominious disreputable abhorrent notorious hateful unworthy infamous stinking discreditable beastly shocking lousy dishonorable inferior sordid misbegotten scandalous unsavory meritless Antonyms & Near Antonyms admirable decent worthy respectable outstanding meritorious commendable excellent notable noteworthy creditable noticeable perfect laudable praiseworthy noble presentable honorable reputable redoubtable honest flawless straight See More 3 as in poor deserving of one's pity a pitiable, starving old dog Synonyms & Similar Words pathetic pitiful poor wretched miserable sorry piteous sad horrible deplorable disturbing terrible heartbreaking rueful impressive regrettable lamentable heartrending awful mournful affecting inspiring emotional poignant touching moving sorrowful distressing upsetting stirring grievous woeful Antonyms & Near Antonyms unimpressive uninspiring Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of pitiable are contemptible, despicable, scurvy, and sorry. While all these words mean "arousing or deserving scorn," pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity. a pitiable attempt at tragedy The synonyms contemptible and pitiable are sometimes interchangeable, but contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values. a contemptible liar The words despicable and pitiable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation. a despicable crime Scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust. a scurvy crew of hangers-on The meanings of sorry and pitiable largely overlap; however, sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness. this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car
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pitiable

adjective

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