noun
- a person regarded as pitiable or contemptible
Usage: archaic; informal
Examples
- The old pilgarlic sat alone on the park bench, ignored by passersby.
- Don’t be such a pilgarlic about losing the game.
- He called himself a poor pilgarlic after his business failed.
- The character was portrayed as a pitiful pilgarlic deserving of sympathy.
- She felt like a pilgarlic when everyone forgot her birthday.