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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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