adj satadj.allinspiring mixed contempt and pitySynset:pathetic pitiful
Examples:- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
Antonyms:estimable
Inherited Hypernyms:pathetic
Similar to:contemptible
adj satadj.alldeserving or inciting pitySynset:hapless miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiful poor wretched
Examples:- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic - Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
Antonyms:fortunate
Derivationally Related Form:wretchednesspathosmiserablenesspity
Inherited Hypernyms:hapless
Similar to:unfortunate