pitiful in English dictionary

  • pitiful

    Meanings and definitions of "pitiful"

    • (now rare) Feeling pity; merciful.
    • So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
    • Very small (of an amount).
    • adjective
      (now rare)
      Feeling pity; merciful.
    • adjective
      So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
    • adjective
      Very small (of an amount or number).
    • appalling
    • very small (of an amount)
    • (a) pity
    • adjective
      bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
    • 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"
    • adjective
      inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

    Synonyms of "pitiful" in English dictionary

    misfortunate, deplorable, lamentable are the top synonyms of "pitiful" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pitiful

    • pitiful ( comparative pitifuller, superlative pitifullest)
    • pitiful (comparative pitifuller, superlative pitifullest)
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