pitiable adj. + Add to list US //ˈpɪtiəbəɫ// UK //pˈɪtɪəbəl// pitiable SynonymsEtymology Synonyms haplessmiserablemisfortunatepatheticpiteouspitifulpoorwretchedOriginOFRpiteable→ENpitiable From Middle French [Term?], from Old French piteable. By surface analysis, piti- + -able.