Associations to the word «Pitiful»
Noun
- Wail
- Wretch
- Moan
- Plight
- Entreaty
- Sob
- Sobbing
- Remnant
- Tender
- Spectacle
- Pathos
- Whine
- Compassion
- Misery
- Cry
- Groan
- Shred
- Scorn
- Drow
- Creature
- Scrap
- Wreck
- Sight
- Handful
- Pity
- Woe
- Frock
- Begging
- Coward
- Suffering
- Beggar
- Agony
- Matron
- Excuse
- Slum
- Rascal
- Falsehood
- Passer
- Howling
- Heap
- Shudder
- Loneliness
- Tenderness
- Pretension
- Rag
- Despair
- Wreckage
- Defiance
- Emptiness
- Shriek
- Sympathy
- Plea
- Sorrow
Adjective
Wiktionary
PITIFUL, adjective. (now rare) Feeling pity; merciful.
PITIFUL, adjective. So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
PITIFUL, adjective. Very small (of an amount or number).
Dictionary definition
PITIFUL, adjective. Inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice".
PITIFUL, adjective. Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs".
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".
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