Hangdog and Pitiable

Hangdog

Hangdog adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

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

Pitiable

Pitiable adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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

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