pitoyable

pathetic

p i . t w a . j a b l
pitoy pity + able able to be or fit to be
adjective Rare #28,645
pathetic Often expresses contempt or strong criticism; can also mean 'pitiable' (deserving pity) depending on context.
FR: C’est pitoyable de mentir comme ça.
EN: It’s pathetic to lie like that.

Mais ce taudis à Köpenich était pitoyable.

But that hovel in Köpenick was wretched.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Tu es pitoyable.

You are pathetic.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

C'est pitoyable!

That's pathetic!

— Avengers (2012)

Tu es pitoyable!

You're pathetic!

— Fight Club (1999)

Cette nuit-là, tout ce que tu pouvais faire, c’était rester au sol, pitoyable.

That night, all you could do was stay on the ground, pathetic.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

C'était pitoyable.

It was pathetic.

Aurions-nous encore hérité d'une pitoyable créature?

Would we have inherited yet another pitiful creature?

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Pitoyable, non?

Pathetic, isn't it?

— Love Actually (2003)

C'est tellement pitoyable.

It's so pathetic.

Comment fais-tu pour vivre dans un si pitoyable logis?

How do you manage to live in such a pitiful dwelling?

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Pitoyable!

Pathetic!

— Titanic (1997)