Definition of Pitiful

Adjective

• deserving or inciting pity
  "a hapless victim"
  "miserable victims of war"
  "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
  "piteous appeals for help"
  "pitiable homeless children"
  "a pitiful fate"
  "Oh, you poor thing"
  "his poor distorted limbs"
  "a wretched life"
  hapless miserable - misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable poor wretched
• bad
  unfortunate
  "my finances were in a deplorable state"
  "a lamentable decision"
  "her clothes were in sad shape"
  "a sorry state of affairs"
  deplorable distressing lamentable sad sorry
• inspiring mixed contempt and pity
  "their efforts were pathetic"
  "pitiable lack of character"
  "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
  pathetic pitiable

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