单词	pitiably
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 pitiably adverb as in contemptibly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance contemptibly abominably detestably wretchedly despicably hatefully nastily sorrily basely ignobly dishonorably degenerately currishly Antonyms & Near Antonyms nobly greatly heroically magnanimously grandly gallantly honorably loftily venerably magnificently majestically greatheartedly high-mindedly See More
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