Dirty and Pitiable

Dirty

Dirty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: laying off longtime employees was a dirty way for the company for reduce labor costs

Pitiable and dirty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiable" instead an adjective "Dirty".

Nearby Words: dirt, dirtiness, dirtying, dirtily

Pitiable

Pitiable adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: the sales presentation was a pitiable display of ineptitude and disorganization

Dirty and pitiable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dirty" instead an adjective "Pitiable".

Nearby Words: pitiful, pity, pitifully, pitied, pitiably
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