MISFORTUNATE
\mɪsfˈɔːt͡ʃənət], \mɪsfˈɔːtʃənət], \m_ɪ_s_f_ˈɔː_tʃ_ə_n_ə_t]\
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deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "couldn't rescue the poor fellow"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
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