Definitions:

1. Deserving or arousing pity. ADJECTIVE
   • The refugees were in a pitiable state.
2. Something is worthy of pity or sympathy. ADJECTIVE
   • Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.

Synonyms:

• dismal
• distressing
• grievous
• lamentable
• miserable
• pathetic
• poor
• sad
• woeful
• wretched