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Meanings of pitiable in English
Deserving or inciting pity.
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Usage of pitiable in English
1
They found the poor king in the hut, in a pitiable condition.
2
The poor fellow was in a pitiable state; he was crying bitterly.
3
She was a pitiable object in the strong light of the electrolier.
4
Moreover, the lot of these gain-loving traders was pitiable in the extreme.
5
This pitiable state of mind is the natural result of her education.
6
The scene which the track along the creek presented was most pitiable.
7
But most of the Acadians found themselves in a truly pitiable plight.
8
Yet it was still in a pitiable state of weakness and destitution.
9
The greater part of the prisoners were, however, in a pitiable condition.
10
And in a pitiable state of excitation, she returned to the drawing-room.
11
And the young lady assumed the prettiest attitude of most pitiable resignation.
12
It is a pitiable army, the sight of which oppresses the heart.
13
The shame of the Rabbi during this harangue was pitiable to behold.
14
The minute you get to the rear a pitiable condition is exposed.
15
Hendricks still remains in prison, and is a pitiable and helpless wreck.
16
Upon being brought on deck she was in a pitiable plight .
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common