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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pit•i•a•ble /ˈpɪtiəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - arousing a feeling of pity;
deserving pity:pitiable, homeless children.
deserving contempt:a pitiable lack of character.pit•i•ab•ly, adv.: a pitiably weak showing in the election. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pit•i•a•ble (pit′ē ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - evoking or deserving pity;
lamentable:pitiable, homeless children. - evoking or deserving contemptuous pity;
miserable;
contemptible:a pitiable lack of character.
- Old French piteable, equivalent. to pite(er) to pity + -able -able
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pitiful.
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