Betekenis van:
pitiable
pitiable
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- medelijden opwekkend; meelijwekkend; zielig; zielig
- deserving or inciting pity
"pitiable homeless children"
Synoniemen
pitiable
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- klagend; veel klagend
- deserving or inciting pity
"pitiable homeless children"
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
pitiable
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- inspiring mixed contempt and pity
"pitiable lack of character"
Synoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.
- Out of all the attributes of the gods, the one I find most pitiable is their inability to commit suicide.
- He was a pitiable spectacle of neglect and wretchedness as he sat there on an upturned pail, eating his bread and cheese with fingers that, like his clothing, were grimed with paint and dirt.