pitiful
     adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were
            pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful
            exhibition of cowardice" [syn: {pathetic}, {pitiable}]
     2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
        "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape";
        "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing},
         {lamentable}, {sad}, {sorry}]
     3: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable
        victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as
        extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals
        for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate";
        "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a
        wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate},
         {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {poor}, {wretched}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0