ETYM Cf. Old Fren. pitiable, French pitoyable.
1. Deserving pity; worthy of, or exciting, compassion.
2. Of a kind to evoke mingled pity and contempt especially because of inadequacy.
1. Pitoyable. Un candidat lamentable.
2. Triste. Une histoire lamentable.
Pitoyable.
Lamentable.