piteous
From LSJ
τὸ κοῖλον τοῦ ποδὸς δεῖξαι → show the heels, show a clean pair of heels, show the hollow of the foot, run away
P. and V. οἰκτρός, δυστυχής, δυσδαίμων, ἄθλιος, ταλαίπωρος. P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and V. ἐλεινός, V. ἔποικτος, ἐπαίκτιστος; see also miserable.