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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pitiable  \Pit"i*a*ble\,  a.  [Cf.  OF  pitiable,  F.  pitoyable.] 
  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 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pitiably 
  adv  :  in  a  manner  arousing  sympathy  and  compassion;  "the  sick 
  child  cried  pathetically"  [syn:  {pathetically}] 




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