Adjective
1. deserving or inciting pity;
"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"2. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
"their efforts were pathetic""pitiable lack of character""pitiful exhibition of cowardice"3. inspiring scornful pity;
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett