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adjective
- 1. deserving or arousing pity: "two children in a very pitiful state" Similar
- 2. very small or poor; inadequate: "a pitiful attempt to impress her" Similar
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PITIFUL definition: 1. making people feel sympathy: 2. used to say that you consider something to be very bad or not…. Learn more.
The meaning of PITIFUL is full of pity : compassionate. How to use pitiful in a sentence. full of pity : compassionate; deserving or arousing pity or commiseration; exciting pitying contempt (as by meanness or inadequacy)…
Pitiful means pathetic. If you don't even study for your test, you're making a pretty pitiful effort to do well. The word pitiful can be used in a range of contexts.
Pitiful definition: evoking or deserving pity. See examples of PITIFUL used in a sentence.
1. adjective. Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. Synonyms: pathetic, distressing, miserable, harrowing More Synonyms of pitiful. pitifully adverb.
adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate. 2. arousing contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts. 3.
deserving pity or causing you to feel pity synonym pathetic. The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick).
Definition of pitiful adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Deserving contempt; despicable. Webster's New World. Full of pity or compassion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. Scotland has a pitiful climate. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: sad. lamentable. distressing. deplorable. sorry. misfortunate.
arousing a feeling of pity; deserving pity: a pitiful fate. arousing contempt due to inadequacy or poor quality: pitiful attempts to hide the truth. pit•i•ful•ly, adv. : He pitched pitifully in that last game.
