pitiful

Adjective Satellite

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity
  • "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
• bad; unfortunate
• deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
  • "a pitiful fate"

Adj

• So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
• Of an amount or number: very small.
• Feeling pity; merciful.

Adv

• In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.

Adjective

• Arousing or deserving pity; deplorable.

Examples

• A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.
• His PITIFUL attempt at a seven-letter word only left him with two points.
• Scotland has a pitiful climate.

Synonyms

deplorable, distressing, hapless, lamentable, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, sad, sorry, wretched, atrabiliary, atrabilious, depressing, grievous, lachrymable, mournful, pathetisad, pitiful, pitisome, regrettable, rueful, saddening, sorrowful, tragic, unhappy, upsetting, woebegone, woeful

Related Words

pitiable, pity

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