Pitiable
Pronunciation : Pit"i*a*ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.]
Definition : Defn: Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
Syn. -- Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See Piteous. -- Pit"i*a*ble*ness, n. -- Pit"i*a*bly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913