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piteous
adjective
deserving or inciting pity
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adjective
deserving or inciting pity
“a hapless victim”
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a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
{'source': 'Galsworthy', 'text': 'the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic'}
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
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