misfortunate
1. [ adjective ] deserving or inciting pity
Synonyms: poor piteous hapless miserable pathetic wretched pitiful pitiable
Examples:

"a hapless victim" "miserable victims of war" "piteous appeals for help" "pitiable homeless children" "a pitiful fate" "couldn't rescue the poor fellow" "his poor distorted limbs" "a wretched life"

Related terms: unfortunate
Similar spelling:   misfortune