hapless 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
deserving or inciting pity
Examples
- 1.miserable victims of war
- 2.piteous appeals for help
- 3.his poor distorted limbs
- 4.a wretched life
- 5.the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy
- 6.pitiable homeless children
- 7.a hapless victim
- 8.Oh, you poor thing
- 9.a pitiful fate
Synonyms
- miserable 2
deserving or inciting pity
- misfortunate 1
deserving or inciting pity
- pathetic 1
deserving or inciting pity
- piteous 1
deserving or inciting pity
- pitiable 2
deserving or inciting pity
- pitiful 3
deserving or inciting pity
- poor 1
deserving or inciting pity
- wretched 5
deserving or inciting pity
