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Definitions for Pitiful

[1] evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
[2] evoking or deserving contempt by smallness, poor quality, etc.: pitiful attempts.
[3] Archaic . full of pity; compassionate.
[4] arousing or deserving pity
[5] arousing or deserving contempt
[6] archaic full of pity or compassion

Words related to Pitiful

distressing, wretched, paltry, shabby, pathetic, insignificant, sad, touching, dismal, miserable, woeful, lamentable, sorry, abject, affecting, afflicted, base, beggarly, cheap, cheerless

Words nearby Pitiful

pithom, pithos, pithy, pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, pitjantjatjara, pitman, pitocin, piton

Origin of Pitiful

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at pity, -ful

Words that may be confused with Pitiful

piteous, pitiable, pitiful, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Pitiful

pit·i·ful·ly , adverb
pit·i·ful·ness , noun
self-pit·i·ful , adjective
self-pit·i·ful·ly , adverb
self-pit·i·ful·ness , noun
un·pit·i·ful , adjective
un·pit·i·ful·ly , adverb
un·pit·i·ful·ness , noun

Synonyms for Pitiful

dismal, distressing, insignificant, lamentable, miserable, paltry, pathetic, sad, shabby, sorry, touching, woeful, wretched, abject, affecting, afflicted, arousing, base, beggarly, cheap, cheerless, comfortless, commiserative, compassionate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, distressed, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, inadequate, joyless, low, mean, mournful, moving, piteous, pitiable, scurvy, sorrowful, stirring, suffering, tearful, vile, worthless