pitiable vs hapless

pitiable and hapless both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pitiable	No	Yes	No	No
hapless	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, pitiable and hapless are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pitiable include miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched.

pitiable (adjective)	hapless (adjective)
inspiring mixed contempt and pity	deserving or inciting pity
deserving or inciting pity