| piteous(adjective, moving, sad, miserable, wretched) |
| pathetic(adjective, moving, sad, melancholy, wretched) |
| poor(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, miserable) |
| affecting(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |
| appealing |
| beseeching(adjective, melancholy, wretched, pitiful, pathetic) |
| deplorable(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |
| deprived(adjective, unfortunate) |
| distressing(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |
| doleful(adjective, sad, melancholy, wretched, pitiful) |
| dolorous(adjective, melancholy, wretched, pitiful, pathetic) |
| entreating(adjective, melancholy, wretched, pitiful, pathetic) |
| feeble(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |
| grievous(adjective, melancholy, wretched, pitiful, pathetic) |
| hapless(adjective, unhappy, unfortunate, deprived) |
| heartbreaking(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |
| heartrending(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |
| ill-fated(adjective, unhappy, unfortunate, deprived) |
| imploring(adjective, melancholy, wretched, pitiful, pathetic) |
| inadequate(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful) |