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   pitiful

   /ˈpɪtɪf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving or arousing pity: "two children in a very pitiful state" Similar distressingsadpiteousto be pitiedpitiablepatheticdisturbingheart-rendingheartbreakingsaddeningmovingaffectingtouchingtear-jerkingplaintivepoignantforlornpoorsorrywretchedabjectmiserabletragicwoefullamentablegrievousrare:distressful
   • ▪ compassionate. archaic
   • 2. very small or poor; inadequate: "a pitiful attempt to impress her" Similar paltrymiserablemeagrebeggarlyinsufficientinsignificanttriflingnegligiblepitiablederisoryinformal:patheticmeaslypiddlingpifflingmingypoxydinkydreadfulawfulterriblelamentablehopelesswretchedsorrypoorbadfeeblewell below parpitiablewoefulinadequatecontemptibledeplorabledespicablelaughableworthlessinformal:patheticuselessrottenappallinglousyabysmaldirethe pitschronicpantsa load of pants

   Derivatives

   • 1. pitifulness noun

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